| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joshua Whitman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Desir (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Huey Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller is whistled for a carry | 35-39 |
| 19:28 | Penn State | Scott White loses the dribble to Anthony Hiller | 35-39 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Johnston | 35-39 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Green (SG) Michael Linneman | |
| 18:29 | Penn State | Scott White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-39 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman tips it in | 37-39 |
| 17:50 | Penn State | William Green clanks a floater from the left side | 37-39 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the contested runner near the basket | 39-39 |
| 17:18 | Penn State | Richard Desir shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Pirtle | 39-42 |
| 17:00 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell travels with the ball | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (PG), David Marshall (PF) Michael Johnston, Joshua Whitman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gus Cochran (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Leroy Love (C) William Green, Daniel Pirtle, Huey Griffith | |
| 16:40 | Penn State | Leroy Love can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | David Marshall gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | David Marshall is whistled for traveling | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF), Huey Griffith (C) Scott White, Gus Cochran, Richard Desir, Leroy Love | |
| 16:09 | Penn State | Michael Linneman misses the floater from the right side | 39-42 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | David Marshall gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 15:39 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Cantrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sidney Kaiser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Hiller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Box (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Linneman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Huey Griffith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Michael Linneman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-42 |
| 15:18 | Penn State | Huey Griffith grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Stephen Box double dribbles | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG), Joshua Whitman (PF) Heriberto Gonzales, David Marshall | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Richard Desir (PF), Edward Vass (C) Stephen Box, Michael Linneman, Daniel Pirtle, Huey Griffith | |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Scott White gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Scott White can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Gary Haynes pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Richard Desir is hacked by Joshua Whitman - foul #3 on Joshua Whitman, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SG), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Gus Cochran, Gary Haynes | |
| 14:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 39-42 |
| 13:59 | Penn State | Edward Vass hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 13:19 | Penn State | Michael Linneman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joshua Whitman | 41-44 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Daniel Pirtle picks off the pass by Sidney Kaiser | 41-44 |
| 12:43 | Penn State | Scott White hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Linneman | 41-47 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell misses the easy open layup | 41-47 |
| 12:17 | Penn State | Richard Desir grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Michael Linneman misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-47 |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joshua Whitman | 41-47 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Daniel Pirtle swats the layup by Anthony Hiller | 41-47 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Edward Vass gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Scott White connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Desir | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shelby Cantrell (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Sidney Kaiser (tiring) 12 pts. PF - Joshua Whitman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Hiller (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Linneman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Desir (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Pirtle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Edward Vass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | Edward Vass swats the shot by Shelby Cantrell | 41-50 |
| 11:21 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joshua Whitman | 43-50 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Michael Johnston picks off the pass by Edward Vass | 43-50 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser tips it but misses | 43-50 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller tips it in | 45-50 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Richard Desir connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-52 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Daniel Pirtle gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | Anthony Hiller is called for the reach on Daniel Pirtle - foul #3 on Anthony Hiller, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (SG), John Watson (SF), David Marshall (PF), Ronald Lamoureux (C) Shelby Cantrell, Sidney Kaiser, Joshua Whitman, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Richard Desir, Daniel Pirtle | |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Gary Haynes comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 45-52 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Huey Griffith tips it in | 45-54 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Gary Haynes gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Edward Vass misses badly on a runner in the lane | 45-54 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ronald Lamoureux | 45-54 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Huey Griffith pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Heriberto Gonzales picks off the pass by Stephen Box | 45-54 |
| 07:20 | Ohio State | John Watson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Huey Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Lamoureux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Stephen Box (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gus Cochran (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Vass (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Huey Griffith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Penn State | Heriberto Gonzales is called for the reach on Stephen Box - foul #2 on Heriberto Gonzales, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell (SG) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Green (SG) Gus Cochran | |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Huey Griffith misses badly on a runner from the right block | 45-54 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Huey Griffith grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Gary Haynes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 45-54 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Marshall | 45-54 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Haynes - foul #2 on Gary Haynes, team foul #1 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman (PF), Anthony Hiller (C) David Marshall, Ronald Lamoureux | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Desir (SF) Gary Haynes | |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Richard Desir splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman loses the ball out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG), Sidney Kaiser (SF) Heriberto Gonzales, John Watson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Linneman (SG), Leroy Love (PF) Richard Desir, Huey Griffith | |
| 05:25 | Penn State | William Green misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sidney Kaiser - foul #1 on Sidney Kaiser, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Desir (SF) Michael Linneman | |
| 05:25 | Penn State | William Green makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | William Green makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 05:03 | Penn State | Leroy Love gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Richard Desir misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Vass - foul #4 on Edward Vass, team foul #2 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales (SG), David Marshall (PF) Shelby Cantrell, Joshua Whitman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Huey Griffith (C) Stephen Box, William Green, Richard Desir, Leroy Love | |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Gary Haynes can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Marshall - foul #1 on David Marshall, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Watson (SF), Ronald Lamoureux (C) Sidney Kaiser, Anthony Hiller | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gus Cochran (SG) Michael Linneman | |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Gary Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Gary Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Huey Griffith gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Scott White misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Heriberto Gonzales gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | John Watson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 03:25 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston gets the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | David Marshall misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 03:09 | Penn State | Edward Vass gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Johnston (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Heriberto Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Lamoureux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Scott White (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gus Cochran (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Vass (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Huey Griffith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Gary Haynes can't finish the layup | 49-58 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to David Marshall | 49-58 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sidney Kaiser (SF), Joshua Whitman (PF), Anthony Hiller (C) Michael Johnston, David Marshall, Ronald Lamoureux | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Michael Linneman (SG), Richard Desir (SF), Daniel Pirtle (PF) Scott White, Gus Cochran, Gary Haynes, Huey Griffith | |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the lane | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | Penn State | Richard Desir can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Anthony Hiller | 51-58 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell (SG) John Watson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | Stephen Box takes the ball from Shelby Cantrell | 51-58 |
| 01:58 | Penn State | Stephen Box banks in the layup | 51-60 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 51-60 |
| 01:36 | Penn State | Edward Vass grabs the board | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Richard Desir shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller tips it in | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Shelby Cantrell is called for the reach on Stephen Box in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shelby Cantrell, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnston (PG) Heriberto Gonzales | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott White (PG), Gary Haynes (SF), Leroy Love (PF), Huey Griffith (C) Stephen Box, Richard Desir, Daniel Pirtle, Edward Vass | |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Scott White is fouled on the floor by Sidney Kaiser - foul #2 on Sidney Kaiser, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Scott White makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:53 | Penn State | Scott White misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Shelby Cantrell is whistled for traveling | 53-63 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Stephen Box (PG), Gus Cochran (SG), Edward Vass (C) Scott White, Michael Linneman, Huey Griffith | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Leroy Love is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Johnston - foul #3 on Michael Johnston, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Leroy Love makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Leroy Love makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Anthony Hiller works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Michael Johnston | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Leroy Love misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-65 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Michael Johnston pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Joshua Whitman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-65 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Gus Cochran snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Stephen Box runs out the clock | 55-65 |