| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Regner (fresh) C - Edward Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Kinsler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Richard Lee inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Christopher Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler misses the jumper in the lane | 33-38 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor tips it but misses | 33-38 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | Christopher Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner is fouled on the floor by Gary Taylor - foul #4 on Gary Taylor, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Anderson Nakano (SF), Jason McCray (C) Leon Gulley, Christopher Jones, Richard Lee, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF) Gary Taylor | |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Kinsler - foul #2 on Scott Kinsler, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Mark Kleiber - foul #3 on Mark Kleiber, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Jones (SG) Mark Kleiber | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:25 | Penn State | Christopher Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SF) Anderson Nakano | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Christopher Jones - foul #3 on Christopher Jones, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terry Fahy (SG) Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Jason McCray | 35-40 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner's dunk attempt is rejected by Scott Kinsler | 35-40 |
| 17:55 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Lee | 35-40 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Terry Fahy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 35-40 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Jason McCray pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Terry Fahy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Mike Emery gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Terry Fahy takes the ball from Paul Taylor after a doubleteam | 35-40 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann jams it on a great pass from Terry Fahy | 37-40 |
| 16:33 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 37-42 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | Richard Lee misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 37-42 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Edward Stockman | 37-42 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor tips it in | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Christopher Tiedemann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Fahy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Regner (fairly fresh) C - Jason McCray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Leland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Kinsler (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Mike Emery picks off the pass by Richard Lee | 37-44 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Jason McCray snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Jason McCray scores on a runner in the lane | 39-44 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Christopher Jones (SG), Anderson Nakano (SF), Harry Story (PF), Edward Moore (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Terry Fahy, Richard Lee, Jeffrey Regner, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG), James Bacote (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Mike Emery, Paul Taylor, Scott Kinsler | |
| 14:22 | Penn State | Christopher Jones misses short on a runner from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:56 | Ohio State | James Bacote travels with the ball | 39-44 |
| 13:40 | Penn State | Anderson Nakano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | James Bacote grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-44 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Harry Story pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 13:09 | Penn State | Christopher Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leon Gulley | 42-44 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | James Bacote is hacked by Harry Story - foul #4 on Harry Story, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner (PF) Harry Story | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Taylor (SG), Paul Taylor (PF) Kevin Leland, James Bacote | |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF) Edward Stockman | |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Christopher Jones is fouled on the floor by Gary Taylor - foul #5 on Gary Taylor, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Stockman (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Christopher Jones knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Edward Moore - foul #1 on Edward Moore, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:34 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner loses the dribble to Floyd Wallace | 44-45 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman can't finish the layup | 44-45 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner grabs the board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anderson Nakano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Regner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Thomas Miller denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Regner | 44-45 |
| 11:10 | Ohio State | Mike Emery pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Thomas Miller scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Floyd Wallace | 44-47 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Leon Gulley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Lee (SF), Jason McCray (C) Anderson Nakano, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SG), Scott Kinsler (C) Floyd Wallace, Thomas Miller | |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Mike Emery jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Kevin Leland | 44-49 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Christopher Jones is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Edward Stockman | 44-49 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jason McCray - foul #2 on Jason McCray, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Anderson Nakano (SF), Edward Moore (C) Leon Gulley, Christopher Jones, Richard Lee, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG) Mike Emery | |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Anderson Nakano | 44-50 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Taylor - foul #2 on Paul Taylor, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Christopher Jones (SG), Richard Lee (SF) Christopher Tiedemann, Mark Kleiber, Anderson Nakano | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Bacote (PF) Paul Taylor | |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses long on a jumper in the lane | 46-50 |
| 09:06 | Penn State | Richard Lee gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Jeffrey Regner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (SG), Anderson Nakano (SF), Christopher Tiedemann (PF), Jason McCray (C) Christopher Jones, Richard Lee, Jeffrey Regner, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Christopher Tiedemann takes the ball from Floyd Wallace | 46-50 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Floyd Wallace takes the ball from Christopher Tiedemann | 46-50 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Leon Gulley makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark Kleiber and the foul's on Kevin Leland - foul #1 on Kevin Leland, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Jones (SG), Richard Lee (SF), Harry Story (PF), Edward Moore (C) Mark Kleiber, Anderson Nakano, Christopher Tiedemann, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF), Paul Taylor (PF), Thomas Miller (C) Floyd Wallace, James Bacote, Scott Kinsler | |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Leon Gulley makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Mike Emery is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 49-53 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Mike Emery tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | Christopher Jones evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Story | 51-55 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland buries a runner from the baseline | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Story (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Leland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Emery (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Christopher Jones can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 51-57 |
| 07:01 | Penn State | Harry Story pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Leon Gulley hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Lee | 54-57 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman double dribbles | 54-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Mark Kleiber (SG), Anderson Nakano (SF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Leon Gulley, Christopher Jones, Richard Lee, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG) Kevin Leland | |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Harry Story double dribbles | 54-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason McCray (C) Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Mike Emery makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Edward Stockman and he's hacked by Anderson Nakano - foul #1 on Anderson Nakano, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Jones (PG), Richard Lee (SF), Jeffrey Regner (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Anderson Nakano, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Bacote (PF) Thomas Miller | |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses the free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Harry Story | 54-59 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | Richard Lee is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the lane | 57-59 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Lee | 57-59 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Paul Taylor denies the turnaround by Harry Story | 57-59 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | James Bacote grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Mike Emery misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Mike Emery grabs the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Anderson Nakano (SF), Jason McCray (C) Christopher Jones, Richard Lee, Jeffrey Regner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler (C) James Bacote | |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 57-59 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Harry Story pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Jason McCray is fouled on the floor by Scott Kinsler - foul #3 on Scott Kinsler, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Edward Moore (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Leland (SF) Mike Emery | |
| 03:34 | Penn State | Leon Gulley connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Harry Story gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Leon Gulley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Kleiber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anderson Nakano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harry Story (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Edward Stockman (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Leland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Paul Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Kinsler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Leon Gulley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-59 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Scott Kinsler gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor buries a shot from the right side set up by Floyd Wallace and he's fouled by Edward Moore - foul #2 on Edward Moore, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann (PG), Christopher Jones (SG), Richard Lee (SF), Jason McCray (C) Leon Gulley, Mark Kleiber, Anderson Nakano, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mike Emery (SF) Floyd Wallace | |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Paul Taylor makes the free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Christopher Tiedemann misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Mike Emery grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland connects on the open shot from the left block on a great pass from Paul Taylor | 60-64 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Richard Lee drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Christopher Tiedemann | 62-64 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland is hacked by Christopher Jones - foul #4 on Christopher Jones, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leon Gulley (PG), Jeffrey Regner (PF), Edward Moore (C) Christopher Tiedemann, Harry Story, Jason McCray | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Kevin Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Christopher Jones knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Leon Gulley | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Moore - foul #3 on Edward Moore, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Edward Stockman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Leon Gulley is whistled for a carry | 64-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace (SG), James Bacote (PF) Kevin Leland, Paul Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Jones - foul #5 on Christopher Jones, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark Kleiber (SG) Christopher Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Mark Kleiber misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-70 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Richard Lee grabs the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Leon Gulley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Edward Moore gets the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Richard Lee misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-70 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Floyd Wallace | 64-70 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Miller (PF), Paul Taylor (C) James Bacote, Scott Kinsler | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Floyd Wallace runs out the clock | 64-70 |