| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ashley Peters (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson inbounds the ball | 14-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson travels with the ball | 14-23 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Ashley Peters drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Bruce Bennett | 16-23 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Manuel Button knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Patton | 16-25 |
| 18:41 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-25 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-25 |
| 18:11 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-25 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Manuel Button | 16-27 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-27 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 16:34 | Ohio State | Garry Gearhart takes the ball from Owen Thompson | 16-27 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Radomil Chudzinski | 19-27 |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SG) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Drazen Zenz (SG), Thomas Royall (SF), Ian Hermann (PF) Jose Hernandez, Manuel Button, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garry Gearhart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Littlefield (fresh) SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) SF - Thomas Royall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco loses the ball out of bounds | 19-27 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Charles Patton misses the fadeaway in the paint | 19-27 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann tips it in | 19-29 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 14:38 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart tips it in | 21-29 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann clanks a jumper from close range | 21-29 |
| 14:21 | Penn State | Ashley Peters snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Ashley Peters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-29 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gregory Littlefield | 21-32 |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart connects on the fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Thomas Royall - foul #1 on Thomas Royall, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG) Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Charles Hutton (C) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz, Thomas Royall, Ian Hermann, Charles Patton | |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart makes the free throw | 24-32 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Manuel Button knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 24-34 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses short on a floater in the paint | 24-34 |
| 12:47 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart tips it home | 26-34 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez loses the ball out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ashley Peters (C) Garry Gearhart | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco drills a floater from the right wing set up by Bruce Bennett and he's hacked by Jose Hernandez - foul #1 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the free throw | 28-34 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 11:49 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mwai Abdur (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ashley Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Hutton (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett is called for a charge - foul #3 on Bruce Bennett, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (C) Charles Hutton | |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Manuel Button and he's fouled by Ashley Peters - foul #3 on Ashley Peters, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Garry Gearhart (PF) James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:59 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the free throw | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:43 | Penn State | Jose Hernandez steps in front of the Ashley Peters pass | 28-40 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jose Hernandez | 28-42 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett scores on a 3 from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), Weldon Ruffin (SG), Mwai Abdur (SF) Gerald Ricco, Radomil Chudzinski, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG), Thomas Royall (SF) Manuel Button, Owen Thompson | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Jose Hernandez takes the ball from Weldon Ruffin | 31-42 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | Weldon Ruffin is called for the reach on Jose Hernandez - foul #2 on Weldon Ruffin, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG) Weldon Ruffin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Ian Hermann (PF) Jose Hernandez, Eugene Greenberger | |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann misses the jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Charles Patton tips it but misses | 31-42 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | Charles Patton snags the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Thomas Royall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 08:21 | Penn State | Ashley Peters pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:57 | Penn State | James Chiesa misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-42 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco hits the follow up shot | 33-42 |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Charles Patton buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Thomas Royall and the foul's on Ashley Peters - foul #4 on Ashley Peters, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG), Bruce Bennett (PF) James Chiesa, Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz, Thomas Royall, Ian Hermann | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Charles Patton makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Chudzinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Button (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-45 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Patton - foul #1 on Charles Patton, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), Ashley Peters (C) Gerald Ricco, Mwai Abdur | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Hutton (C) Charles Patton | |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ashley Peters - foul #5 on Ashley Peters, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Mistretta (SF) Ashley Peters | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Charles Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Mistretta | 38-46 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez is fouled on the floor by James Chiesa - foul #1 on James Chiesa, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Ricco (PG) William Mistretta | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (C) Charles Hutton | |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger is called for traveling | 38-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mwai Abdur (SF) James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Royall (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco clanks a shot near the basket | 38-46 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Royall pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Bruce Bennett picks off the pass by Manuel Button | 38-46 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Royall - foul #2 on Thomas Royall, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Littlefield (PG), Ian Hermann (PF) Jose Hernandez, Eugene Greenberger | |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Gerald Ricco takes the ball from Gregory Littlefield | 39-46 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart is fouled on the floor by Charles Patton - foul #2 on Charles Patton, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (SF) Radomil Chudzinski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG), Owen Thompson (SF) Manuel Button, Thomas Royall | |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 03:19 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gerald Ricco (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mwai Abdur (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Chiesa (fresh) PF - Bruce Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Garry Gearhart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Littlefield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Patton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur is fouled on the floor by Ian Hermann - foul #1 on Ian Hermann, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger (PF) Ian Hermann | |
| 02:47 | Penn State | James Chiesa drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Garry Gearhart | 42-49 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Radomil Chudzinski (SG) James Chiesa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Manuel Button (SG) Gregory Littlefield, Drazen Zenz | |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez clanks a jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 02:25 | Ohio State | Manuel Button tips it in | 42-51 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco is hacked by Jose Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Charles Patton drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Owen Thompson | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Gerald Ricco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Chiesa (PG), Weldon Ruffin (SG), William Mistretta (SF) Gerald Ricco, Radomil Chudzinski, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Mistretta - foul #1 on William Mistretta, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Mwai Abdur is denied on a dunk by Eugene Greenberger | 43-55 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Manuel Button grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Manuel Button can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Weldon Ruffin - foul #3 on Weldon Ruffin, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Manuel Button makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart connects on the floater near the basket | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the lay-in | 45-57 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez tips it back up and in | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Garry Gearhart comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-59 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez runs out the clock | 45-59 |