| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Hemenway (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Calabrese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese inbounds the ball | 20-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Frederick Hilton - foul #3 on Frederick Hilton, team foul #1 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF) Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG), Roy Duncan (PF) Mark Hale, Brandon Wagner | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway travels with the ball | 20-24 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | Arthur Boyce is called for the reach on Frankie Herrington - foul #2 on Arthur Boyce, team foul #2 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Wagner (PF) Roy Duncan | |
| 18:49 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses long on a floater from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Danny Sipp | 20-24 |
| 18:29 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp is called for 3 seconds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Roy Duncan (PF) Christopher Cornwell, Brandon Wagner | |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese drills a floater from the right side set up by Mark Hale | 20-26 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow can't finish the layup | 20-26 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway gets the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow jams it | 22-26 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Mark Hale scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow blows the layup | 22-29 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 22-29 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Roy Duncan snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Vanbuskirk (fresh) PF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Hemenway (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Calabrese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Duncan (fresh) C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison misses the turnaround from the right block | 22-29 |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 15:16 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Mark Hale clanks a shot from the left side | 22-29 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington grabs the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Hale and he's hacked by Thad Goodlow - foul #3 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #3 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton (SF) Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG), Michael Bella (SF), Brandon Wagner (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Mark Hale, Brian Calabrese, Roy Duncan, Joseph Gillison | |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses the free throw | 22-31 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 24-31 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman hits the follow up shot | 24-33 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow can't throw it down but he's fouled by Christopher Cornwell - foul #3 on Christopher Cornwell, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG) Frankie Herrington | |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner loses the dribble to Danny Sipp | 25-33 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp lays it up and in | 27-33 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Michael Bella can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-33 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses the tip | 27-33 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Michael Bella swats the layup by Arthur Boyce | 27-33 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arthur Boyce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thad Goodlow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Hemenway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Cornwell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bella (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brandon Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Suleiman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Danny Sipp steals it from Dikembe Suleiman | 29-33 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Joseph Gillison (C) Christopher Cornwell, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 10:59 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses long on a floater from close range | 29-33 |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | Michael Bella snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Bella | 29-36 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 09:08 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Mark Hale is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (PG), Jerald Osorio (PF) Danny Sipp, Thad Goodlow | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG) Mark Hale | |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce is hacked by Christopher Cornwell - foul #4 on Christopher Cornwell, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG) Christopher Cornwell | |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce loses the ball out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG) Arthur Boyce | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Hale | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Zuckerberg (fresh) SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jerald Osorio (fresh) C - Wesley Hemenway (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bella (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Wagner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Michael Bella misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Bella - foul #4 on Michael Bella, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce (SG), Thad Goodlow (C) Danny Sipp, Wesley Hemenway | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG) Mark Hale | |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell is fouled on the floor by Robert Zuckerberg - foul #1 on Robert Zuckerberg, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Duncan (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Brandon Wagner, Joseph Gillison | |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Wagner (PF), Joseph Gillison (C) Roy Duncan, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg makes the jumpshot from the left side | 35-38 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 35-38 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-38 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Christopher Cornwell | 35-41 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Zuckerberg | 37-41 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Frederick Hilton knocks away the 3 by Michael Bella | 37-41 |
| 03:35 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell can't tip it in | 37-41 |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Robert Zuckerberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick Hilton (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jerald Osorio (fairly fresh) C - Thad Goodlow (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Cornwell (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frankie Herrington (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bella (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brandon Wagner (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Gillison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Michael Bella is fouled on the floor by Jerald Osorio - foul #1 on Jerald Osorio, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG), Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF), Wesley Hemenway (C) Arthur Boyce, Frederick Hilton, Jerald Osorio | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Roy Duncan (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Christopher Cornwell, Brandon Wagner, Joseph Gillison | |
| 03:04 | Penn State | Roy Duncan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-41 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Danny Sipp | 39-41 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Wesley Hemenway | 39-41 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce (SG), Frederick Hilton (SF) Robert Zuckerberg, Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:02 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce slams it home set up by Danny Sipp | 41-41 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Mark Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Wagner (PF), Joseph Gillison (C) Roy Duncan, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce blows the layup but the foul's on Frankie Herrington - foul #1 on Frankie Herrington, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Wesley Hemenway | 44-43 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Wesley Hemenway takes the ball from Brandon Wagner | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Bella - foul #5 on Michael Bella, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF) Michael Bella | |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Calabrese | 46-46 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Boyce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Hemenway (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Calabrese (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Wagner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway wins the tip | 46-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Gillison - foul #1 on Joseph Gillison, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (SG), Roy Duncan (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Frankie Herrington, Brandon Wagner, Joseph Gillison | |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Roy Duncan loses the dribble to Danny Sipp | 47-46 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow hits the finger roll set up by Danny Sipp | 49-46 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell loses the dribble to Arthur Boyce | 49-46 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Arthur Boyce | 51-46 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frederick Hilton - foul #4 on Frederick Hilton, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Wagner (PF) Roy Duncan | |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Sipp | 53-48 |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Mark Hale | 53-50 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:07 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner's pass is intercepted by Frederick Hilton | 53-50 |
| 01:52 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Suleiman | 53-50 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Joseph Gillison (C) Christopher Cornwell, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses the jumper in the paint | 53-50 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Hemenway | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Boyce (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Thad Goodlow (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Hemenway (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Calabrese (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Wagner (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 53-50 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Thad Goodlow | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Brian Calabrese is called for the reach on Thad Goodlow - foul #3 on Brian Calabrese, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (SF) Frederick Hilton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 00:14 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner grabs the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 00:12 | Penn State | Mark Hale connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Calabrese | 55-53 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg is hacked by Mark Hale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Hale, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton (SF) Danny Sipp | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce runs out the clock | 57-53 |