| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) PF - Ye Tang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robbie Crawford (fresh) C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Sol Marino inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Sol Marino comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:35 | Ohio State | Sean Brezinski is called for the reach on Hank Sauceda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Brezinski, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Brad Stookey, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Ye Tang is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 31-29 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Sol Marino gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:11 | Penn State | Armando Castro misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | James Pedersen pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman is hacked by Armando Castro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Armando Castro, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Armando Castro, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-29 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Sol Marino | 31-29 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski misses the easy layup | 31-29 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ye Tang | 34-29 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Brad Stookey buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Brezinski | 34-32 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ye Tang | 37-32 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 37-32 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Willie Brown swats the short shot by Ronald Perkins | 37-32 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Sol Marino is called for the reach on James Pedersen - foul #3 on Sol Marino, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), Kurt Nestor (SF), James Moss (PF), Paul Pew (C) Christian Timmerman, James Pedersen, Ye Tang, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Paul Pew is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Hank Sauceda | 39-32 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Edward Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski grabs the board | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kurt Nestor (fresh) PF - James Moss (fresh) C - Paul Pew (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robbie Crawford (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Brad Stookey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is hacked by Boris Czernovski - foul #1 on Boris Czernovski, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Armando Castro (SG), Sol Marino (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Michael Owens, Brad Stookey, Boris Czernovski, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 15:18 | Penn State | Edward Edwards grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Hank Sauceda steals the ball from Sean Brezinski | 39-32 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda hits the finger roll | 41-32 |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Orlando Perez hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 14:19 | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SG), James Pedersen (SF), Ye Tang (PF), Willie Brown (C) Hank Sauceda, Edwin Roberts, Kurt Nestor, James Moss, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Sean Brezinski, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Armando Castro scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Ye Tang drills a runner near the basket | 43-37 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Owens and he's fouled by James Pedersen - foul #2 on James Pedersen, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Willie Brown lays it up and in set up by Christopher Gibbs | 45-40 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | Armando Castro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Willie Brown grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman double dribbles | 45-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), Kurt Nestor (SF) Christopher Gibbs, James Pedersen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG) Michael Owens | |
| 12:30 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski clanks a floater from the left side | 45-40 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | Sol Marino can't tip it in | 45-40 |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | Kurt Nestor grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | Kurt Nestor's pass is intercepted by Sol Marino in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Sol Marino hits the finger roll | 45-42 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Willie Brown clanks a jump hook near the basket | 45-42 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Sol Marino | 45-42 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Armando Castro clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kurt Nestor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Castro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sol Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robbie Crawford (tiring) 3 pts. C - Ronald Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Ye Tang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Willie Brown buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Christian Timmerman | 47-44 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-46 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Kurt Nestor is fouled in the backcourt by Sol Marino - foul #4 on Sol Marino, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), Christopher Gibbs (SG), James Pedersen (SF), James Moss (PF), Paul Pew (C) Christian Timmerman, Edwin Roberts, Kurt Nestor, Ye Tang, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Armando Castro, Sol Marino, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Paul Pew hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski loses the dribble to Hank Sauceda | 49-46 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Orlando Perez grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Brad Stookey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Orlando Perez can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Brad Stookey tips it in | 49-48 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Pew | 52-48 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Michael Owens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Hank Sauceda - foul #1 on Hank Sauceda, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (PG), Edwin Roberts (SG), Kurt Nestor (SF), Ye Tang (PF), Willie Brown (C) Hank Sauceda, Christopher Gibbs, James Pedersen, James Moss, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Brad Stookey, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Michael Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Ye Tang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Perkins - foul #2 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG) Michael Owens | |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Willie Brown gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Willie Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-50 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Ronald Perkins | 53-50 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | Armando Castro travels with the ball | 53-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brad Stookey (SG) Armando Castro | |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Willie Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edwin Roberts | 55-50 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Robbie Crawford comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 55-50 |
| 07:54 | Ohio State | Ye Tang grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 07:48 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Ronald Perkins | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edwin Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kurt Nestor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ye Tang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Sean Brezinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Czernovski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robbie Crawford (tiring) 3 pts. C - Ronald Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Christian Timmerman - foul #1 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG) Christian Timmerman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Sol Marino (SF) Brad Stookey, Boris Czernovski | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Ronald Perkins steps in front of the Hank Sauceda pass | 55-51 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Armando Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Kurt Nestor pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Ye Tang hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Hank Sauceda | 57-51 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses short on a jumper from the right block | 57-51 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Willie Brown | 57-51 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda connects on the floater in the paint | 59-51 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Sol Marino tips it home | 59-53 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-53 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Armando Castro snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Sean Brezinski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Armando Castro | 59-56 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman (SG), James Pedersen (SF), James Moss (PF), Paul Pew (C) Edwin Roberts, Kurt Nestor, Ye Tang, Willie Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Brad Stookey (SG), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Armando Castro, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Moss | 62-56 |
| 04:24 | Penn State | Orlando Perez is whistled for traveling | 62-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman tips it home | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:37 | Penn State | Ronald Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Hank Sauceda (fresh) 35 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christian Timmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Pedersen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Moss (fresh) C - Paul Pew (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Stookey (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sol Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edward Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. C - Orlando Perez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-56 |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Sol Marino drills a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Christian Timmerman - foul #2 on Christian Timmerman, team foul #4 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edwin Roberts (SG), Kurt Nestor (SF), Ye Tang (PF), Willie Brown (C) Hank Sauceda, James Pedersen, James Moss, Paul Pew | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sean Brezinski (PG), Robbie Crawford (PF), Ronald Perkins (C) Michael Owens, Edward Edwards, Orlando Perez | |
| 03:14 | Penn State | Sol Marino misses the free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Willie Brown | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Kurt Nestor misses long on a shot from the baseline | 67-58 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman snags the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda (PG), James Pedersen (SF) Edwin Roberts, Kurt Nestor | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Owens (PG), Edward Edwards (PF), Orlando Perez (C) Sean Brezinski, Robbie Crawford, Ronald Perkins | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christian Timmerman | 70-58 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Hank Sauceda steals it from Brad Stookey | 70-58 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Willie Brown hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from James Pedersen | 72-58 |
| 01:52 | Penn State | Sol Marino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-58 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Ye Tang snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 01:33 | Ohio State | Christian Timmerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Armando Castro (SG), Boris Czernovski (SF) Brad Stookey, Sol Marino | |
| 01:19 | Penn State | Edward Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 72-58 |
| 01:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Willie Brown | 72-58 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-58 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Willie Brown hits the follow up shot | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Armando Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-58 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski tips it in | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | James Pedersen is hacked by Boris Czernovski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Boris Czernovski, team foul #7 | 74-60 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | James Pedersen misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:48 | Penn State | Orlando Perez grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Armando Castro drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Owens | 74-63 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Ye Tang blows the dunk but he's hacked by Armando Castro - foul #4 on Armando Castro, team foul #8 | 74-63 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Ye Tang makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | Ye Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Boris Czernovski grabs the board | 75-63 |
| 00:11 | Penn State | Edward Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-63 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Christian Timmerman | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Hank Sauceda runs out the clock | 75-63 |