| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matt Leone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 19:49 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 19:43 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is wide open but clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 25-22 |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-22 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is fouled on the floor by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 18:52 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdelal picks off the pass by Matt Leone out of a doubleteam | 28-22 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras connects on the open fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William McHalffey | 30-22 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori is denied on a dunk by Kevin Carreras | 30-22 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 30-22 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William McHalffey | 33-22 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matt Leone | 33-25 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg loses the dribble to Matt Leone | 33-25 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori lays it in on a great pass from Matt Leone | 33-27 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-27 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal banks in the wide open layup set up by Andrew Gregg | 35-27 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong can't tip it in | 35-27 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 16:30 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 38-27 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | Matt Leone shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy McCain (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 41-27 |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Kevin Carreras picks off the pass by Timothy McCain | 41-27 |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-27 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the tip | 41-27 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori banks in the wide open layup set up by Timothy McCain and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), Walter Riggle (C) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Martin Hendricks (PF) Omar Babcock, Timothy McCain | |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | William McHalffey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | William McHalffey tips it in | 43-30 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Matt Leone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 13:59 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits a fadeaway from the left block | 45-30 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Matt Leone evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-30 |
| 13:26 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski tips it in | 45-32 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-32 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits a 3 from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey blows the dunk against the doubleteam but the foul's on Jeremy Kuczynski - foul #3 on Jeremy Kuczynski, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Dikembe Abdelal, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Matthew Watts (SF), Timothy McCain (PF) Jeremy Kuczynski, Thomas Sartori, Christopher Strong | |
| 12:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:00 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Watts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Carreras - foul #2 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Matt Leone steals the ball from Franjo Zenor in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 11:31 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock lays it up and in set up by Matt Leone | 46-39 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 11:16 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it in | 48-39 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Omar Babcock | 48-42 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras can't tip it in | 48-42 |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 48-42 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Michael Lee gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Franjo Zenor | 51-42 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Gregg - foul #3 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Walter Riggle (PF) Michael Lee, William McHalffey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Sears (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Timothy McCain, Martin Hendricks | |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | Gary Sears pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor loses the dribble to Omar Babcock in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 08:24 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Walter Riggle tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Gary Sears gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Matt Leone comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matt Leone (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Watts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Sears (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-44 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Matthew Watts | 51-44 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong tips it back up and in | 51-46 |
| 06:45 | Penn State | Walter Riggle is hacked by Christopher Strong - foul #1 on Christopher Strong, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Tyler Hess (SG), William McHalffey (PF) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Thomas Sartori (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Martin Hendricks (C) Omar Babcock, Matt Leone, Matthew Watts, Gary Sears, Christopher Strong | |
| 06:28 | Penn State | William McHalffey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 51-46 |
| 06:26 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori double dribbles | 51-46 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses short on an open runner from close range | 51-46 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Sartori | 51-46 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain's pass is intercepted by Marijan Kiedrowski | 51-46 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Tyler Hess hits the finger roll set up by Marijan Kiedrowski | 53-46 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 04:54 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski is hacked by Walter Riggle - foul #1 on Walter Riggle, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Tyler Hess, Dikembe Abdelal, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Matthew Watts (SF), Christopher Strong (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Jordan Spratt, Martin Hendricks | |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock makes the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:44 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Matthew Watts (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 58-51 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-51 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Omar Babcock - foul #4 on Omar Babcock, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (SG) Matthew Watts | |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 01:18 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Gregg | 65-51 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Matt Leone splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Penn State | William McHalffey is hacked by Christopher Strong - foul #2 on Christopher Strong, team foul #4 | 65-51 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Timothy McCain picks off the pass by Andrew Gregg | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William McHalffey - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor runs out the clock | 65-52 |