| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Bruce Randall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Anglin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Woodland (fresh) C - John Spear (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Michael Nace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | John Spear pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 19:28 | Penn State | John Spear tips it home | 34-35 |
| 19:10 | Ohio State | Michael Nace knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Hurd | 34-38 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | John Spear is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Spear, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | 3 seconds is called on Aaron Hannah | 34-38 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth is called for traveling | 34-38 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Harold Griffin misses the dunk but he's hacked by Milton Merideth - foul #1 on Milton Merideth, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF) Milton Merideth | |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Harold Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Harold Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Woodland - foul #2 on William Woodland, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Brown (PF) William Woodland | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | John Spear is denied on a layup by Byron Holmes | 36-40 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Devin Christian pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Michael Nace buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Harold Griffin drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Anglin | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Bruce Randall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Anglin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Spear (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) PF - Byron Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Devin Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Michael Nace knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Zachter | 38-46 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Bruce Randall drills a floater from the right wing set up by Daniel Anglin | 40-46 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Devin Christian banks in the layup | 40-48 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | John Spear misses short on an open floater in the paint | 40-48 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd blows the layup but he's fouled by Louis Brown - foul #1 on Louis Brown, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Owens (PG), Michael Meli (SG), Enoch Tarski (SF), William Woodland (PF) Bruce Randall, Daniel Anglin, Harold Griffin, John Spear | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG), Milton Merideth (SF), Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Michael Nace, Paul Zachter, Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Ramsey (C) Louis Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG) Michael Hurd | |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on James Ramsey - foul #2 on James Ramsey, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | Milton Merideth steals the ball from Joseph Owens | 40-50 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski lays it in set up by Milton Merideth | 40-52 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski loses the dribble to Milton Merideth | 40-52 |
| 12:46 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth lays it in | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:31 | Penn State | Joseph Owens comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Enoch Tarski pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 12:13 | Penn State | James Ramsey misses badly on a runner from the left block | 40-54 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Meli - foul #1 on Michael Meli, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Anglin (SG), Harold Griffin (SF), John Spear (C) Michael Meli, Enoch Tarski, James Ramsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG) Joseph Briggs | |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Hannah | 40-54 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | William Woodland steals it from Bojan Sucharski | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph Owens (fresh) SG - Daniel Anglin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Woodland (fresh) C - John Spear (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bojan Sucharski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Merideth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Penn State | John Spear hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 40-54 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbons | 40-54 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd hits a runner from close range set up by Milton Merideth | 40-56 |
| 10:40 | Penn State | Harold Griffin misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-56 |
| 10:38 | Penn State | William Woodland tips it home | 42-56 |
| 10:22 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Ernest Gibbons, team foul #2 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Randall (PG), Louis Brown (PF) Joseph Owens, William Woodland | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG), Paul Zachter (SF), Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Bojan Sucharski, Milton Merideth, Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-56 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Devin Christian pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes banks in the layup | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Louis Brown is fouled on the floor by Byron Holmes - foul #1 on Byron Holmes, team foul #3 | 42-58 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Harold Griffin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-58 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Bruce Randall is called for the reach on Michael Hurd - foul #1 on Bruce Randall, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Ramsey (C) John Spear | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Michael Nace scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Byron Holmes | 42-61 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Bruce Randall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-61 |
| 08:43 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Anglin | 42-61 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Harold Griffin misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 42-61 |
| 08:34 | Penn State | Louis Brown can't tip it in | 42-61 |
| 08:33 | Penn State | Harold Griffin tips it home | 44-61 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Michael Nace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Meli (SF), William Woodland (PF), John Spear (C) Harold Griffin, Louis Brown, James Ramsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Michael Hurd, Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| 07:59 | Penn State | John Spear clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-61 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Michael Nace hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-61 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah can't tip it in | 44-61 |
| 07:38 | Penn State | William Woodland grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Bruce Randall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Anglin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Meli (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Woodland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Spear (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Joseph Briggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Zachter (fresh) PF - Aaron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbons (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Aaron Hannah steps in front of the Michael Meli pass | 44-61 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Aaron Hannah lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Briggs | 44-63 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | John Spear misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Nace - foul #2 on Michael Nace, team foul #4 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Owens (PG), Harold Griffin (SF) Bruce Randall, Daniel Anglin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Bojan Sucharski (SG), Milton Merideth (SF) Joseph Briggs, Michael Nace, Paul Zachter | |
| 06:37 | Penn State | John Spear makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | John Spear makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons banks in the layup set up by Michael Hurd | 46-65 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Harold Griffin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Woodland | 49-65 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Harold Griffin swats the layup by Ernest Gibbons | 49-65 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd tips it back up and in | 49-67 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | William Woodland hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Owens and he's hacked by Aaron Hannah - foul #1 on Aaron Hannah, team foul #5 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Anglin (SG), Louis Brown (C) Michael Meli, John Spear | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Holmes (PF), Devin Christian (C) Aaron Hannah, Ernest Gibbons | |
| 05:36 | Penn State | William Woodland makes the free throw | 52-67 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Devin Christian misses short on a shot from the left side | 52-67 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | Devin Christian tips it home | 52-69 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | William Woodland's fadeaway is rejected by Devin Christian | 52-69 |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Byron Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth is hacked by Louis Brown - foul #2 on Louis Brown, team foul #7 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Randall (PG), James Ramsey (C) Joseph Owens, William Woodland | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Nace (SG) Bojan Sucharski | |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth misses the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Louis Brown | 52-69 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Daniel Anglin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bruce Randall | 55-69 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-69 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Devin Christian tips it in | 55-71 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Bruce Randall makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Daniel Anglin | 58-71 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-71 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Louis Brown | 58-71 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Milton Merideth steals it from Daniel Anglin | 58-71 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Michael Nace hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-71 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Michael Nace pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Bruce Randall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Anglin (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Louis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ramsey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Hurd (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Nace (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Merideth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Byron Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Devin Christian (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Milton Merideth hits the follow up shot | 58-73 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Bruce Randall misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Byron Holmes - foul #2 on Byron Holmes, team foul #6 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Meli (SG), Enoch Tarski (SF) Daniel Anglin, Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Briggs (PG), Paul Zachter (SF), Aaron Hannah (PF), Ernest Gibbons (C) Michael Hurd, Milton Merideth, Byron Holmes, Devin Christian | |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Bruce Randall makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Bruce Randall misses the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons grabs the board | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-73 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | James Ramsey snags the defensive board | 59-73 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Bruce Randall banks in the layup and he's fouled by Joseph Briggs - foul #2 on Joseph Briggs, team foul #7 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Woodland (PF), John Spear (C) Louis Brown, James Ramsey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bojan Sucharski (SG) Michael Nace | |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Bruce Randall makes the free throw | 62-73 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Anglin (SG), Harold Griffin (SF) Michael Meli, Enoch Tarski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hurd (PG), Michael Nace (SG) Joseph Briggs, Bojan Sucharski | |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Owens (PG), Michael Meli (SG), Enoch Tarski (SF), Louis Brown (PF), James Ramsey (C) Bruce Randall, Daniel Anglin, Harold Griffin, William Woodland, John Spear | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:04 | Penn State | Michael Hurd picks off the pass by Joseph Owens in the backcourt | 62-73 |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons is hacked by Enoch Tarski - foul #1 on Enoch Tarski, team foul #8 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Milton Merideth (SF) Paul Zachter | |
| 01:35 | Ohio State | Ernest Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | James Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 62-73 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | Joseph Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd is hacked by Joseph Owens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Owens, team foul #9 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Zachter (SF), Byron Holmes (PF) Milton Merideth, Aaron Hannah | |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Joseph Owens buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Brown | 64-75 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Michael Nace is hacked by Michael Meli in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Meli, team foul #10 | 64-75 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Michael Nace misses the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Michael Nace makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:52 | Penn State | James Ramsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Enoch Tarski steals it from Michael Hurd | 64-76 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Louis Brown banks in the layup set up by Enoch Tarski | 66-76 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Michael Hurd runs out the clock | 66-76 |