| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sal Netzer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregory Host (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Mijares (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Araki (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Vogt (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | James Cook inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki is hacked by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki can't connect on a floater from the left side | 33-33 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | The rebound goes to George Vogt | 33-33 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | James Cook tips it back up and in | 33-35 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Doyle (PF), Huey Berthold (C) David Chase, Frank Mijares | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SG), Hector Morales (SF), Thomas Ladner (C) Robert Greene, James Cook, George Vogt | |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joey Fink and the foul's on Huey Berthold - foul #2 on Huey Berthold, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Poe (PG), James Costas (PF) Sal Netzer, Gregory Host | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG) Joey Fink | |
| 18:14 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses the free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | James Costas pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | James Costas clanks a floater from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Hector Morales snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki knocks in the jumper in the lane | 33-39 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | John Thomas clanks a shot from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Samuel Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | James Costas picks off the pass by Thomas Ladner | 33-39 |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold loses the dribble to Hector Morales in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Huey Berthold - foul #3 on Huey Berthold, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer (PG), Gregory Host (SF), David Chase (PF), Frank Mijares (C) John Thomas, Huey Berthold, James Costas, Steven Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Robert Greene (SG), James Cook (SF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Samuel Baker, Hector Morales, Thomas Ladner | |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | Joey Fink is called for the reach on Philip Poe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joey Fink, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger (SG) Philip Poe | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Collins (PF) Dikembe Araki | |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Gregory Host's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-40 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | James Collins is fouled on the floor by David Chase - foul #3 on David Chase, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Doyle (PF) David Chase | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Joey Fink hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Gregory Host snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Gregory Host misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | The rebound goes to George Vogt | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sal Netzer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Bollinger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Host (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steven Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Mijares (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Vogt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Penn State | George Vogt is called for traveling | 33-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Poe (SG), David Chase (PF) Wayne Bollinger, Steven Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SF) James Cook | |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer is fouled on the floor by Joey Fink - foul #2 on Joey Fink, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Carl Jackson (SG), Huey Berthold (SF), James Costas (C) Sal Netzer, Gregory Host, Frank Mijares | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Dikembe Araki (PF) Joey Fink, James Collins | |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | David Chase makes the runner from the right block set up by James Costas | 35-40 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Hector Morales buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Vaughn Schaff | 35-43 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Philip Poe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold grabs the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | David Chase comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-43 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Huey Berthold | 35-43 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | David Chase misses the dunk | 35-43 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | George Vogt pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff is fouled on the floor by Carl Jackson - foul #2 on Carl Jackson, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer (PG), John Thomas (SG), Gregory Host (SF), Steven Doyle (PF), Frank Mijares (C) Philip Poe, Carl Jackson, Huey Berthold, David Chase, James Costas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Samuel Baker (SG), James Cook (SF), Thomas Ladner (PF), James Collins (C) Vaughn Schaff, Robert Greene, Hector Morales, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| 12:55 | Penn State | James Cook hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Baker | 35-46 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | John Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares gets the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | James Cook is called for the reach on Sal Netzer - foul #2 on James Cook, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Chase (PF) Steven Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John Thomas | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sal Netzer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Gregory Host (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Chase (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Mijares (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Cook (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Penn State | James Collins is whistled for traveling | 37-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Samuel Baker, Thomas Ladner, James Collins | |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | David Chase clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | James Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:55 | Penn State | James Cook is fouled on the floor by Gregory Host - foul #2 on Gregory Host, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger (PG), Carl Jackson (SG), James Costas (PF), Steven Doyle (C) Sal Netzer, John Thomas, David Chase, Frank Mijares | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Joey Fink scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Wayne Bollinger - foul #2 on Wayne Bollinger, team foul #7 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold (SF) Gregory Host | |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SG) Robert Greene | |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Joey Fink misses the free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | James Costas gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | Hector Morales steps in front of the Wayne Bollinger pass in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Joey Fink misses the easy layup | 37-48 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | George Vogt grabs the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | George Vogt misses the dunk | 37-48 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Steven Doyle snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Hector Morales is called for the reach on Huey Berthold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hector Morales, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Poe (PG) Carl Jackson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Thomas Ladner (PF), James Collins (C) Joey Fink, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | James Costas is whistled for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares (C) Steven Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SG) James Cook | |
| 09:39 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-50 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-50 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Samuel Baker snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Samuel Baker hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vaughn Schaff | 37-52 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares dunks the ball | 39-52 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Frank Mijares is called for the reach on Samuel Baker - foul #1 on Frank Mijares, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer (PG), John Thomas (SG), Gregory Host (SF), David Chase (PF) Philip Poe, Wayne Bollinger, Huey Berthold, James Costas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Robert Greene (SG), James Cook (SF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Hector Morales, Thomas Ladner, James Collins | |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Samuel Baker misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Chase | 41-52 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Joey Fink can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Sal Netzer - foul #2 on Sal Netzer, team foul #9 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Doyle (C) Frank Mijares | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Araki (PF) Samuel Baker | |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Joey Fink makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Joey Fink misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Chase | 41-53 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | John Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-53 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Joey Fink clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | Gregory Host grabs the board | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sal Netzer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Gregory Host (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - David Chase (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greene (tiring) 2 ast. SF - James Cook (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Vogt (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Steven Doyle loses the dribble to Joey Fink | 41-53 |
| 07:23 | Penn State | Joey Fink misses the easy layup | 41-53 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | David Chase snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Poe (PG), James Costas (PF), Frank Mijares (C) Sal Netzer, David Chase, Steven Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Thomas Ladner (PF), James Collins (C) Joey Fink, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Costas - foul #1 on James Costas, team foul #10 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger (SG) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SF) James Cook | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | James Costas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Ladner - foul #1 on Thomas Ladner, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold (SF) Gregory Host | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | James Costas misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | James Costas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 42-54 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 06:24 | Notre Dame | Vaughn Schaff steals the ball from Huey Berthold in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | James Collins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Thomas (SG), Steven Doyle (PF) Philip Poe, James Costas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Dikembe Araki (PF) Vaughn Schaff, James Collins | |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | John Thomas's pass is intercepted by Robert Greene in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner hits a jumper in the lane set up by Dikembe Araki | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger drills a 3 from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Steven Doyle is called for the reach on Hector Morales - foul #2 on Steven Doyle, team foul #11 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer (PG), Gregory Host (SF), David Chase (PF) Wayne Bollinger, Huey Berthold, Frank Mijares | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SF), George Vogt (C) Robert Greene, Thomas Ladner | |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Hector Morales misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Hector Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | David Chase grabs the board | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Gregory Host is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Gregory Host, team foul #12 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Poe (SG), James Costas (PF) John Thomas, David Chase | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Cook (SF), James Collins (C) Hector Morales, George Vogt | |
| 04:35 | Penn State | Joey Fink connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Araki | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | James Costas hits a jumper in the lane set up by Gregory Host | 47-58 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | James Costas takes the ball from Dikembe Araki | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Philip Poe misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-58 |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Steven Doyle hits the follow up shot | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Joey Fink is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joey Fink, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Thomas (SG), David Chase (PF), Frank Mijares (C) Philip Poe, James Costas, Steven Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), George Vogt (C) Joey Fink, James Collins | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Gregory Host hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-58 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to George Vogt | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sal Netzer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Gregory Host (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Chase (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Mijares (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Cook (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dikembe Araki (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Vogt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | James Cook makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Vaughn Schaff | 49-60 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Araki is called for the reach on David Chase in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger (PG), Huey Berthold (SF) Sal Netzer, Gregory Host | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG) Dikembe Araki | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | David Chase makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | David Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Robert Greene comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Robert Greene knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Baker | 51-63 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | David Chase banks in the layup and he's fouled by Samuel Baker - foul #1 on Samuel Baker, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Poe (PG), James Costas (SF), Steven Doyle (C) John Thomas, Huey Berthold, Frank Mijares | |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SG), Thomas Ladner (PF), James Collins (C) Robert Greene, James Cook, George Vogt | |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | David Chase makes the free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | James Collins loses the dribble to Philip Poe | 54-63 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer (PG), John Thomas (SG), Gregory Host (SF), Frank Mijares (C) Philip Poe, Wayne Bollinger, James Costas, Steven Doyle | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Robert Greene (SG), James Cook (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Hector Morales, Samuel Baker, Thomas Ladner, James Collins | |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | David Chase knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Sal Netzer | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Joey Fink hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | David Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 56-63 |
| 01:05 | Penn State | Joey Fink grabs the board | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Penn State | John Thomas picks off the pass by Robert Greene | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Gregory Host is whistled for a carry | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Sal Netzer is called for the reach on Joey Fink in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sal Netzer, team foul #13 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SG), Samuel Baker (PF) Robert Greene, Dikembe Araki | |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Joey Fink makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Joey Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Joey Fink picks off the pass by Sal Netzer in the backcourt | 56-65 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | James Cook hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joey Fink | 56-67 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | John Thomas is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Poe (PG), Wayne Bollinger (SG), Huey Berthold (SF), James Costas (PF), Steven Doyle (C) Sal Netzer, John Thomas, Gregory Host, David Chase, Frank Mijares | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Thomas Ladner (PF), James Collins (C) Joey Fink, James Cook, George Vogt | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff runs out the clock | 56-67 |