| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddie Kestner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eliseo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Radomil Leszczynski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Wade Westervelt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lucas Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bonnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Nathaniel Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | David Richards blocks the short jumper by Rosendo Yazzie | 39-36 |
| 19:49 | Penn State | David Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Lucas Smith is whistled for traveling | 39-36 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | David Richards blocks the short jumper by Rosendo Yazzie | 39-36 |
| 19:09 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 19:07 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Anthony Brooks - foul #1 on Anthony Brooks, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski is called for 5 seconds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oleg Novak (SG), Vule Jesiolowski (SF), Stan Whitaker (C) Lucas Smith, Michael Bonnett, David Richards | |
| 18:20 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Vule Jesiolowski blocks the jumper by Freddie Kestner | 39-40 |
| 18:10 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses the floater in the paint | 39-40 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Stan Whitaker gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 17:34 | Penn State | Vule Jesiolowski tips it in | 39-42 |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Freddie Kestner and he's fouled by Vule Jesiolowski - foul #2 on Vule Jesiolowski, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Claude Smeltzer (PG), Michael Dales (SG), Francis Snook (SF), Willie Thomas (C) Anthony Brooks, Freddie Kestner, Eliseo Rossi, Radomil Leszczynski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Shaw (PG), Lucas Smith (SG), Michael Bonnett (SF), David Richards (C) Wade Westervelt, Vule Jesiolowski, Nathaniel Mullins, Stan Whitaker | |
| 17:19 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 42-42 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Lucas Smith can't tip it in | 42-42 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Michael Dales is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Shaw - foul #2 on Robert Shaw, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Enlai Zhou (PF) Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins (PF) Oleg Novak | |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Francis Snook comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Bonnett - foul #1 on Michael Bonnett, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Francis Snook makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | Francis Snook misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | David Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins drills a jump hook from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Michael Dales connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Robert Shaw is whistled for a carry | 46-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski (C) Willie Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Vule Jesiolowski (SF), Stan Whitaker (C) Lucas Smith, Michael Bonnett, David Richards | |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski is denied on a layup by Stan Whitaker | 46-44 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Robert Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Claude Smeltzer (fresh) SG - Michael Dales (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Snook (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Enlai Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. C - Radomil Leszczynski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Wade Westervelt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Jesiolowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mullins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stan Whitaker (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Shaw | 46-46 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Michael Dales is hacked by Robert Shaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Shaw, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks (PG), Freddie Kestner (SG), Eliseo Rossi (SF), Rosendo Yazzie (PF) Claude Smeltzer, Michael Dales, Francis Snook, Enlai Zhou | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oleg Novak (SG), Frank Holm (PF), Jeremy Schwander (C) Robert Shaw, Nathaniel Mullins, Stan Whitaker | |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi travels with the ball | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Bramblett (SF) Vule Jesiolowski | |
| 15:01 | Penn State | Oleg Novak loses the dribble to Freddie Kestner | 46-46 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi is hacked by Oleg Novak in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oleg Novak, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| 14:53 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner misses the floater from the left block | 46-46 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 14:47 | Penn State | Frank Holm grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt is fouled on the floor by Eliseo Rossi - foul #1 on Eliseo Rossi, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Bass (C) Radomil Leszczynski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lucas Smith (SG) Richard Bramblett | |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Frank Holm can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-46 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Brooks | 48-46 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Oleg Novak banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy Schwander and he's hacked by Eliseo Rossi - foul #2 on Eliseo Rossi, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Claude Smeltzer (PG), Michael Dales (SG), Francis Snook (SF) Anthony Brooks, Freddie Kestner, Eliseo Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Bonnett (SF), David Richards (C) Wade Westervelt, Jeremy Schwander | |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Oleg Novak makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:43 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Claude Smeltzer | 50-49 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Lucas Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | David Richards hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-51 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Frank Holm snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Bradley Bass is called for the reach on David Richards - foul #4 on Bradley Bass, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks (PG), Freddie Kestner (SG), Eliseo Rossi (SF), Enlai Zhou (PF), Radomil Leszczynski (C) Claude Smeltzer, Michael Dales, Francis Snook, Rosendo Yazzie, Bradley Bass | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Robert Shaw (SG), Vule Jesiolowski (SF), Nathaniel Mullins (PF), Jeremy Schwander (C) Oleg Novak, Lucas Smith, Michael Bonnett, Frank Holm, David Richards | |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins misses the lay-in | 50-51 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi buries a 3 from straight away set up by Anthony Brooks | 53-51 |
| 11:51 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander tips it in | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Freddie Kestner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eliseo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Enlai Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. C - Radomil Leszczynski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Wade Westervelt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vule Jesiolowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mullins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Schwander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Enlai Zhou is whistled for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stan Whitaker (C) Jeremy Schwander | |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Stan Whitaker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Radomil Leszczynski - foul #1 on Radomil Leszczynski, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lucas Smith (SG), Richard Bramblett (SF) Wade Westervelt, Vule Jesiolowski | |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Stan Whitaker misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Stan Whitaker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:19 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 11:07 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Eliseo Rossi | 55-53 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 55-53 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski misses the driving attempt from the left block | 55-53 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Lucas Smith grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 10:16 | Penn State | Richard Bramblett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Bramblett, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Claude Smeltzer (PG), Michael Dales (SG), Francis Snook (SF), Rosendo Yazzie (PF), Willie Thomas (C) Anthony Brooks, Freddie Kestner, Eliseo Rossi, Enlai Zhou, Radomil Leszczynski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Michael Bonnett (SF), David Richards (C) Robert Shaw, Richard Bramblett, Stan Whitaker | |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Francis Snook snags the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Rosendo Yazzie's fadeaway is rejected by Nathaniel Mullins | 55-53 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 09:30 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Michael Dales clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 55-56 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins tips it but misses | 55-56 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Willie Thomas | 55-56 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Michael Dales travels with the ball | 55-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski (C) Willie Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Vule Jesiolowski (SF), Frank Holm (PF) Michael Bonnett, Nathaniel Mullins | |
| 08:42 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt is fouled on the floor by Claude Smeltzer - foul #2 on Claude Smeltzer, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks (PG), Eliseo Rossi (SF) Claude Smeltzer, Michael Dales | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oleg Novak (SG), Jeremy Schwander (C) Lucas Smith, David Richards | |
| 08:25 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Oleg Novak | 55-58 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Francis Snook | 57-58 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander loses the ball out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Enlai Zhou (SG), Bradley Bass (PF) Francis Snook, Rosendo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Shaw (PG), Lucas Smith (SG), Michael Bonnett (SF) Wade Westervelt, Oleg Novak, Vule Jesiolowski | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Enlai Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eliseo Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradley Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Radomil Leszczynski (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucas Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bonnett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Frank Holm (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Schwander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Claude Smeltzer (PG), Michael Dales (SG), Willie Thomas (C) Anthony Brooks, Eliseo Rossi, Radomil Leszczynski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins (PF), David Richards (C) Frank Holm, Jeremy Schwander | |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Michael Bonnett steps in front of the Claude Smeltzer pass in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| 06:59 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Lucas Smith | 57-60 |
| 06:39 | Ohio State | Michael Dales misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | David Richards pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Lucas Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | David Richards pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 57-62 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | Willie Thomas connects on the open runner from the left block | 59-62 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Robert Shaw misses the jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Bradley Bass snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Michael Dales knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-62 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Lucas Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Bradley Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks (PG), Freddie Kestner (SG), Eliseo Rossi (SF), Rosendo Yazzie (PF), Radomil Leszczynski (C) Claude Smeltzer, Michael Dales, Enlai Zhou, Bradley Bass, Willie Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Oleg Novak (SG), Vule Jesiolowski (SF), Frank Holm (PF) Robert Shaw, Lucas Smith, Michael Bonnett, Nathaniel Mullins | |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Freddie Kestner, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander (C) David Richards | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Rosendo Yazzie swats the short shot by Jeremy Schwander | 62-62 |
| 05:01 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block set up by Anthony Brooks and he's fouled by Oleg Novak - foul #4 on Oleg Novak, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | Oleg Novak can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-62 |
| 04:47 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Vule Jesiolowski picks off the pass by Freddie Kestner in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Frank Holm clanks a 3 from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Jeremy Schwander snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Anthony Brooks - foul #2 on Anthony Brooks, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Richards (C) Jeremy Schwander | |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Wade Westervelt misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Radomil Leszczynski snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Wade Westervelt is called for the reach on Anthony Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wade Westervelt, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:11 | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Frank Holm snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | David Richards is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Richards, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Shaw (SG), Richard Bramblett (SF) Oleg Novak, Vule Jesiolowski | |
| 03:38 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 03:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Frank Holm | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Anthony Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Freddie Kestner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eliseo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rosendo Yazzie (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Radomil Leszczynski (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Wade Westervelt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bramblett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Holm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Penn State | David Richards is whistled for a carry | 66-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Claude Smeltzer (PG), Michael Dales (SG), Francis Snook (SF), Bradley Bass (PF), Willie Thomas (C) Anthony Brooks, Freddie Kestner, Eliseo Rossi, Rosendo Yazzie, Radomil Leszczynski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins (PF), Jeremy Schwander (C) Frank Holm, David Richards | |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Willie Thomas is whistled for a carry | 66-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lucas Smith (SG), Michael Bonnett (SF) Wade Westervelt, Richard Bramblett | |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Lucas Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Dales - foul #2 on Michael Dales, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Wade Westervelt (PG), Oleg Novak (PF) Robert Shaw, Nathaniel Mullins | |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Lucas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Lucas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Bradley Bass gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Bradley Bass misses short on a shot from the right side | 66-64 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Willie Thomas snags the offensive board | 66-64 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Michael Dales can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Bradley Bass pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Francis Snook buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Claude Smeltzer | 69-64 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks (PG), Freddie Kestner (SG), Eliseo Rossi (SF), Rosendo Yazzie (PF), Radomil Leszczynski (C) Claude Smeltzer, Michael Dales, Francis Snook, Bradley Bass, Willie Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins (PF), David Richards (C) Lucas Smith, Jeremy Schwander | |
| 01:50 | Penn State | A charge is called on Michael Bonnett - foul #2 on Michael Bonnett, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lucas Smith (SG) Oleg Novak | |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Freddie Kestner double dribbles | 69-64 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett's fadeaway is rejected by Rosendo Yazzie | 69-64 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | David Richards tips it home | 69-66 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Wade Westervelt is called for the reach on Anthony Brooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wade Westervelt, team foul #11 | 69-66 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Lucas Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins tips it back up and in | 70-68 |
| 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 motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Eliseo Rossi misses the easy layup | 70-68 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Nathaniel Mullins grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Anthony Brooks steps in front of the Wade Westervelt pass in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Anthony Brooks misses the dunk | 70-68 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 00:05 | Penn State | Lucas Smith comes up short on the floater in the paint | 70-68 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Michael Bonnett drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-71 |