| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) SF - Michael Bella (fresh) PF - Brandon Wagner (fresh) C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fresh) SG - Arthur Boyce (fresh) SF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) PF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) C - Wesley Hemenway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Wesley Hemenway swats the short shot by Joseph Gillison | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Brandon Wagner - foul #1 on Brandon Wagner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Hemenway | 0-1 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce clanks a jumper from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Wesley Hemenway - foul #1 on Wesley Hemenway, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:09 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow's pass is intercepted by Frankie Herrington | 2-1 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington banks in the layup | 4-1 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 4-1 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow tips it home | 4-3 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Mark Hale | 6-3 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow is hacked by Mark Hale - foul #1 on Mark Hale, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG), Brian Calabrese (SF), Roy Duncan (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Mark Hale, Michael Bella, Brandon Wagner, Joseph Gillison | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses the shot from the left side | 6-3 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Roy Duncan misses the tip | 6-3 |
| 16:28 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington hits the follow up shot | 8-3 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frederick Hilton | 8-5 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:52 | Penn State | Roy Duncan misses the tip | 8-5 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton grabs the board | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Cornwell (fresh) SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Calabrese (fresh) PF - Roy Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Suleiman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fresh) SG - Arthur Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Hilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thad Goodlow (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wesley Hemenway (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Dikembe Suleiman - foul #1 on Dikembe Suleiman, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Michael Bella (SF), Brandon Wagner (PF), Joseph Gillison (C) Frankie Herrington, Brian Calabrese, Roy Duncan, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway gets the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway hits the finger roll on a great pass from Danny Sipp | 8-7 |
| 15:03 | Penn State | Wesley Hemenway is called for the reach on Joseph Gillison - foul #2 on Wesley Hemenway, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Roy Duncan (PF), Dikembe Suleiman (C) Brandon Wagner, Joseph Gillison | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio (PF) Wesley Hemenway | |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Roy Duncan misses the dunk | 8-7 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp's pass is intercepted by Mark Hale | 8-7 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Thad Goodlow picks off the pass by Roy Duncan | 8-7 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp can't throw it down | 8-7 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton tips it but misses | 8-7 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:44 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jerald Osorio | 8-7 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Suleiman | 8-7 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio tips it but misses | 8-7 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Mark Hale pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Frederick Hilton - foul #1 on Frederick Hilton, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Frankie Herrington (SG), Brandon Wagner (PF) Christopher Cornwell, Roy Duncan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:00 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton lays it up and in | 9-9 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Thad Goodlow blocks the short jumper by Frankie Herrington | 9-9 |
| 12:33 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Danny Sipp | 9-11 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Michael Bella knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frankie Herrington | 11-11 |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 11-11 |
| 11:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Suleiman | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Wagner (fresh) C - Dikembe Suleiman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerald Osorio (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thad Goodlow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman is hacked by Thad Goodlow - foul #1 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF), Joseph Gillison (C) Michael Bella, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (SG) Jerald Osorio | |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Mark Hale is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Mark Hale, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG), Michael Bella (SF) Mark Hale, Brian Calabrese | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:50 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow is whistled for traveling | 11-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF) Michael Bella | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Bella (SF) Brian Calabrese | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Michael Bella is called for the reach on Thad Goodlow - foul #1 on Michael Bella, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio (PF) Robert Zuckerberg | |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton is fouled on the floor by Michael Bella - foul #2 on Michael Bella, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF), Roy Duncan (PF) Michael Bella, Brandon Wagner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF) Frederick Hilton | |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Jerald Osorio and he's hacked by Christopher Cornwell - foul #1 on Christopher Cornwell, team foul #7 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Wagner (PF) Roy Duncan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:37 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese's pass is intercepted by Jerald Osorio | 11-14 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Calabrese - foul #1 on Brian Calabrese, team foul #8 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (PG), William Caro (SG), Frederick Hilton (SF) Danny Sipp, Arthur Boyce, Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Zuckerberg | 11-18 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brandon Wagner | 14-18 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jerald Osorio | 14-21 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | Brian Calabrese connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Cornwell | 16-21 |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Brian Calabrese is called for the reach on Thad Goodlow - foul #2 on Brian Calabrese, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Roy Duncan (SF) Christopher Cornwell, Brian Calabrese | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG), Arthur Boyce (PF) William Caro, Jerald Osorio | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brandon Wagner (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Zuckerberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Hilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Boyce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Thad Goodlow (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thad Goodlow - foul #2 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman (C) Mark Hale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF), Wesley Hemenway (C) Frederick Hilton, Thad Goodlow | |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Brandon Wagner - foul #2 on Brandon Wagner, team foul #10 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG), Michael Bella (SF) Brandon Wagner, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio (PF) Wesley Hemenway | |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | Michael Bella comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison grabs the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Michael Bella clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Marvin Vanbuskirk - foul #1 on Marvin Vanbuskirk, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Cornwell (PG) Mark Hale | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway (C) Jerald Osorio | |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Michael Bella makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | Michael Bella makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg is whistled for traveling | 20-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick Hilton (SF) Marvin Vanbuskirk | |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Duncan | 22-24 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Arthur Boyce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Hale (PG) Christopher Cornwell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Danny Sipp - foul #1 on Danny Sipp, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Suleiman (C) Joseph Gillison | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Caro (SG), Jerald Osorio (PF) Danny Sipp, Arthur Boyce | |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jerald Osorio | 24-27 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Mark Hale's pass is intercepted by Robert Zuckerberg | 24-27 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway hits a shot in the paint | 24-29 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Caro - foul #1 on William Caro, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Wagner (PF), Joseph Gillison (C) Roy Duncan, Dikembe Suleiman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Danny Sipp (PG), Arthur Boyce (SG), Marvin Vanbuskirk (SF), Thad Goodlow (PF) Robert Zuckerberg, William Caro, Frederick Hilton, Jerald Osorio | |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mark Hale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frankie Herrington (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bella (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Wagner (fresh) C - Joseph Gillison (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Danny Sipp (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Boyce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marvin Vanbuskirk (fresh) PF - Thad Goodlow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Hemenway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Mark Hale picks off the pass by Danny Sipp | 25-29 |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Michael Bella connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Hale | 27-29 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow misses long on a floater from the right block | 27-29 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | Michael Bella grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Michael Bella's pass is intercepted by Arthur Boyce | 27-29 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Thad Goodlow drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Wesley Hemenway | 27-31 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Frankie Herrington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Danny Sipp grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Thad Goodlow - foul #3 on Thad Goodlow, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Calabrese (SF) Frankie Herrington | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg (PG), William Caro (SG), Frederick Hilton (SF), Jerald Osorio (PF) Danny Sipp, Arthur Boyce, Marvin Vanbuskirk, Thad Goodlow | |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Joseph Gillison makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | William Caro loses the dribble to Brian Calabrese | 29-31 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner's layup is rejected by Frederick Hilton | 29-31 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Robert Zuckerberg's pass is intercepted by Mark Hale in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Mark Hale misses the easy layup | 29-31 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Wesley Hemenway gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Jerald Osorio's pass is intercepted by Brandon Wagner | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Brandon Wagner misses the halfcourt shot | 29-31 |