| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) SF - Philip Mance (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Philip Mance inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Michalec - foul #1 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | Billy Barr comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-32 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | The jump hook by James Brown is blocked by Brian Thies | 24-32 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Philip Mance tips it in | 26-32 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec comes up short on the floater from the left block | 26-32 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Billy Barr can't tip it in | 26-32 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Tandy | 26-32 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Philip Mance is fouled on the floor by Darryl Colson - foul #1 on Darryl Colson, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Philip Mance is hacked by Michael Mack - foul #2 on Michael Mack, team foul #3 | 26-32 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | James Brown scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from James Thompson and he's hacked by Brian Thies - foul #1 on Brian Thies, team foul #4 | 28-32 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Michael Mack is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Michael Mack, team foul #5 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Pavel Czapski (SG), Sergei Sosinski (PF) Michael Mack, Billy Barr, Darryl Colson | |
| 17:01 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses the 3 from straight away | 29-32 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy grabs the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | Sergei Sosinski steps in front of the James Thompson pass | 29-32 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is denied on a dunk by Robert Tandy | 29-32 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Philip Mance | 29-32 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | James Brown misses short on a jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 16:17 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski blows the layup but he's hacked by Philip Corson - foul #2 on Philip Corson, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG) Philip Corson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SG), Darryl Colson (PF), Donald Norman (C) Pavel Czapski, Thomas Michalec, Brian Thies | |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:11 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Philip Mance is fouled on the floor by Sergei Sosinski - foul #3 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #6 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG) John Perry | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Billy Barr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Mack | 31-34 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | James Brown clanks a jump hook from close range | 31-34 |
| 14:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Billy Barr | 31-34 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Mack | 31-36 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Philip Mance comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 14:11 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 33-36 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Billy Barr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Wallace - foul #1 on Jason Wallace, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Brian Thies (C) Michael Mack, Sergei Sosinski, Donald Norman | |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the 3rd free throw | 33-37 |
| 13:27 | Ohio State | Philip Corson grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Philip Mance knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Thomas Michalec - foul #2 on Thomas Michalec, team foul #7 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell (PF) James Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG) Billy Barr | |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Philip Mance makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | John Perry scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Michalec and the foul's on Philip Mance - foul #4 on Philip Mance, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | John Perry misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | The jump hook by James Brown is blocked by Darryl Colson | 36-39 |
| 12:35 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Brian Thies | 36-39 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Perry | 36-41 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | John Perry steals the ball from Philip Mance | 36-41 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | Brian Thies hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Tandy - foul #4 on Robert Tandy, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG), James Thompson (PF) James Brown, Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Norman (PF) Darryl Colson | |
| 11:55 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:55 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Philip Corson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Philip Corson (fresh) SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pavel Czapski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Philip Corson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Perry - foul #3 on John Perry, team foul #8 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Sergei Sosinski (PF) John Perry, Pavel Czapski, Donald Norman | |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Philip Corson makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Philip Corson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace is hacked by Michael Mack - foul #4 on Michael Mack, team foul #9 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Robert Tandy (C) Philip Mance, Patrick Ferrell | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG) Michael Mack | |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 10:51 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Tandy | 38-43 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | James Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Philip Corson steals it from Thomas Michalec | 41-43 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Brown | 43-43 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | James Thompson gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-43 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Billy Barr | 43-43 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (SF), Patrick Ferrell (PF) Philip Corson, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG), Darryl Colson (PF), Donald Norman (C) Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec, Brian Thies | |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Jason Wallace | 45-43 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Wallace - foul #2 on Jason Wallace, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Philip Mance loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Thompson (PF) Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF) Sergei Sosinski | |
| 07:54 | Penn State | John Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG), Billy Barr (SG) John Perry, Pavel Czapski | |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | James Brown drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Philip Corson | 47-45 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Barr | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Philip Corson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | James Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Billy Barr gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:34 | Penn State | Donald Norman misses the dunk attempt | 47-48 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Darryl Colson hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | James Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Philip Corson and he's fouled by Donald Norman - foul #1 on Donald Norman, team foul #10 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Tandy (C) Patrick Ferrell | |
| Subs | Penn State | Pavel Czapski (SG), Thomas Michalec (SF), Sergei Sosinski (PF), Brian Thies (C) Billy Barr, Lionel Job, Darryl Colson, Donald Norman | |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Brian Thies connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Pavel Czapski | 50-52 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | James Brown can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-52 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | The jumper by Philip Mance is denied by Sergei Sosinski | 50-52 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Brian Thies grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 50-52 |
| 04:49 | Ohio State | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | James Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 04:28 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-52 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Mack | 50-54 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy is hacked by Brian Thies - foul #2 on Brian Thies, team foul #11 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG), Patrick Ferrell (PF) James Brown, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Darryl Colson (PF) Michael Mack, Pavel Czapski, Sergei Sosinski | |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:19 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Billy Barr pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Philip Corson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Darryl Colson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Tandy - foul #5 on Robert Tandy, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Thompson (PF) Robert Tandy | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lionel Job (SF) Thomas Michalec | |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Darryl Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Philip Mance hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Billy Barr snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Michalec (SF) Lionel Job | |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Jason Wallace is called for the reach on John Perry - foul #3 on Jason Wallace, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | John Perry makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | John Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Philip Mance scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Thompson | 55-58 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec is fouled on the floor by Patrick Ferrell - foul #1 on Patrick Ferrell, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) Philip Corson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Mack (PG) John Perry | |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Philip Mance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Brian Thies | 55-58 |
| 01:20 | Penn State | James Thompson steps in front of the Darryl Colson pass | 55-58 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | James Thompson drills a floater from the right wing | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Michael Mack makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Brian Thies | 57-60 |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Philip Mance clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-60 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | James Thompson grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec gets the rebound | 57-60 |