| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Derek Smith loses the dribble to Manuel Button | 32-30 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Owen Thompson and he's fouled by Gerald Ricco - foul #1 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't throw it down | 32-33 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | Everett Ibrahim denies the turnaround by Owen Thompson | 34-33 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim banks in the layup | 36-35 |
| 17:56 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the floater from the right side | 36-37 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (SF), Charles Hutton (C) Owen Thompson, Raymond Pardee | |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Roy Hill is fouled on the floor by Eugene Greenberger - foul #3 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG), Raymond Pardee (C) Manuel Button, Eugene Greenberger | |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Oscar White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG) Jose Hernandez | |
| 16:16 | Penn State | Roy Hill's floater is knocked away by Raymond Pardee | 36-37 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 16:13 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Oscar White double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Charles Patton (C) Drazen Zenz, Ian Hermann, Charles Hutton, Raymond Pardee | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Oscar White (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is fouled on the floor by Owen Thompson - foul #2 on Owen Thompson, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim is denied on a layup by Eugene Greenberger | 38-37 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Oscar White gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Oscar White makes the 3 from straight away set up by Manuel Button | 38-40 |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim hits the finger roll on a great pass from Derek Smith | 40-40 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Everett Ibrahim - foul #1 on Everett Ibrahim, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG) Oscar White | |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco's pass is intercepted by Owen Thompson | 40-40 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Bruce Bennett is called for the reach on Owen Thompson - foul #3 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG), Ian Hermann (SF) Manuel Button, Owen Thompson | |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Charles Patton misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Everett Ibrahim - foul #2 on Everett Ibrahim, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Charles Patton makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:31 | Ohio State | Charles Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Roy Hill buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Derek Smith | 42-42 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Roy Hill snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 12:55 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Roy Hill | 44-42 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Oscar White clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 12:43 | Penn State | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald Ricco | 46-42 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 46-42 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Charles Patton tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Derek Smith knocks in the floater from the right side | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Ricco (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Hill (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Oscar White (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Patton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Charles Patton misses long on a floater from close range | 48-44 |
| 11:21 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:58 | Penn State | Roy Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (PG), Mwai Abdur (SG), James Chiesa (SF), Garry Gearhart (PF), William Devore (C) Derek Smith, Gerald Ricco, Bruce Bennett, Roy Hill, Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Charles Hutton (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Ian Hermann, Eugene Greenberger, Charles Patton | |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee misses the dunk | 48-44 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | William Devore snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | William Devore is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Devore, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG) Oscar White | |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz lays it in on a great pass from Owen Thompson | 48-46 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | William Devore banks in the layup and he's fouled by Raymond Pardee - foul #1 on Raymond Pardee, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | William Devore misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Manuel Button grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 50-46 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Manuel Button hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | John Dolezal misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | William Devore comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-48 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart tips it but misses | 50-48 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz is fouled on the floor by Garry Gearhart - foul #1 on Garry Gearhart, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG), Gerald Ricco (SG), Bruce Bennett (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Everett Ibrahim (C) John Dolezal, Mwai Abdur, James Chiesa, Garry Gearhart, William Devore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Ian Hermann (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Charles Patton (C) Drazen Zenz, Owen Thompson, Charles Hutton, Raymond Pardee | |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Manuel Button is fouled on the floor by Bruce Bennett - foul #4 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Derek Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-50 |
| 08:11 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco tips it in | 52-50 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Charles Patton comes up short on the floater from the right side | 52-50 |
| 07:56 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Hermann | 52-50 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Gerald Ricco takes the ball from Manuel Button | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Manuel Button (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Derek Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG), Owen Thompson (SF) Manuel Button, Ian Hermann | |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Owen Thompson - foul #3 on Owen Thompson, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Dolezal (SG), William Devore (PF) Gerald Ricco, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hutton (PF) Eugene Greenberger | |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee (C) Charles Patton | |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Derek Smith buries a shot from the left side set up by John Dolezal | 55-50 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Oscar White hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Raymond Pardee | 55-53 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Pardee - foul #2 on Raymond Pardee, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG), Roy Hill (PF) Derek Smith, William Devore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Button (SG) Jose Hernandez | |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 05:08 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee tips it in | 57-55 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim misses the runner from close range | 57-55 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 04:40 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Oscar White | 57-57 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-57 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Derek Smith (PG) John Dolezal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Charles Patton (C) Oscar White, Charles Hutton, Raymond Pardee | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson clanks a floater from the right side | 60-57 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Greenberger | 60-57 |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Charles Patton connects on the runner in the paint set up by Manuel Button | 60-59 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Charles Patton denies the turnaround by Everett Ibrahim | 60-59 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Everett Ibrahim (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Penn State | Derek Smith is hacked by Owen Thompson - foul #4 on Owen Thompson, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Devore (C) Everett Ibrahim | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Hermann (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| 02:39 | Penn State | 3 seconds is called on Roy Hill | 62-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Manuel Button banks in the layup | 62-61 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Bennett (SF), Everett Ibrahim (C) James Chiesa, William Devore | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett loses the dribble to Jose Hernandez | 62-61 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-61 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 01:30 | Penn State | Roy Hill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 62-61 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ian Hermann | 62-61 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the 3 from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jose Hernandez - foul #3 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF) Ian Hermann | |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Charles Patton gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger's floater is tipped away by Everett Ibrahim | 63-64 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Roy Hill gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Derek Smith misses badly on a floater from the left side | 63-64 |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Manuel Button pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Manuel Button is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Ricco - foul #2 on Gerald Ricco, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Manuel Button misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Everett Ibrahim | 63-64 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett connects on the turnaround from the right block | 65-64 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the jumper from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Everett Ibrahim comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Manuel Button gets the rebound | 65-66 |