Notre Dame 59, 
Penn State 67
9:00 PM ET, March 31, 2009
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
| NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH | ||||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Zach Hillesland, F | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Harangody, F | 34 | 5-16 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Tory Jackson, G | 34 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Kyle McAlarney, G | 35 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Ryan Ayers, G | 32 | 1-8 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Tyrone Nash, G-F | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jonathan Peoples, G | 17 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Carleton Scott, F | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Luke Zeller, F-C | 15 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 21-63 | 9-25 | 8-9 | 8 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 59 | ||
| 33.3% | 36.0% | 88.9% | ||||||||||
| PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS | ||||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Jamelle Cornley, F | 36 | 6-14 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| David Jackson, F | 15 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A Jones III | 33 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Pringle Stanley, NA | 30 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Talor Battle, G | 37 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 4-9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Chris Babb, G | 15 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Brooks, F | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Morrissey, G | 23 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Andrew Ott, F | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 25-56 | 2-17 | 15-24 | 7 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 67 | ||
| 44.6% | 11.8% | 62.5% | ||||||||||
Officials: Tim Higgins ,Brian O'Connell ,Mike Kitts
Attendance: 11,352
Men's Basketball Scores
Other Scores:
Tuesday, March 31st
| Baylor | 76 | Final |
| San Diego State | 62 |
| Notre Dame | 59 | Final |
| Penn State | 67 |