| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) PF - Raymond Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Otto Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kevin Howard inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Penn State | Kevin Howard is fouled on the floor by Steven Cowen - foul #1 on Steven Cowen, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG), Edward Dennison (SF) Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Kevin Smith can't finish the layup | 31-22 |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | James Williams makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Edward Dennison | 33-22 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Otto Rose clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Kevin Smith - foul #3 on Kevin Smith, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF) Bryant Hicks, Edward Dennison, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Kevin Howard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Cowen - foul #2 on Steven Cowen, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG) Timothy Sullivan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:34 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-24 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker tips it back up and in | 35-26 |
| 18:17 | Penn State | James Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-26 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Kevin Howard takes the ball from Darryl Wesson | 35-26 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus's pass is intercepted by Raymond Becker | 35-26 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Nunes - foul #1 on John Nunes, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF) Bryant Hicks, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | John Nunes clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Steven Cowen | 35-28 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker drills a jumper from the left block set up by Darryl Wesson | 35-30 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Raymond Becker takes the ball from Edward Dennison | 35-30 |
| 15:51 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Becker | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Timothy Sullivan (fresh) SF - Edward Dennison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Marcellus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Muhlestein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Penn State | Raymond Becker steals it from James Williams | 35-32 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-32 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Edward Dennison drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Williams | 38-32 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Otto Rose hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 38-32 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 14:22 | Penn State | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Otto Rose - foul #1 on Otto Rose, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Kevin Smith (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) John Nunes, Timothy Sullivan, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus, James Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Robert Navas (SF) Donald Muhlestein, Steven Cowen | |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Harold Debellis's pass is intercepted by Otto Rose | 38-32 |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Carl Deason travels with the ball | 38-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (PG) Harold Debellis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Kevin Howard scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Macfarlane | 40-32 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Robert Navas makes the wide open jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darryl Wesson | 40-34 |
| 12:49 | Penn State | Kevin Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Macfarlane | 42-34 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses short on a shot from the left side | 42-34 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Joseph Pedro | 42-34 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Kevin Howard is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kevin Howard, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG), James Williams (C) Bryant Hicks, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Wilkins (C) Otto Rose | |
| 11:54 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson hits a floater from the right side | 42-36 |
| 11:31 | Penn State | Kevin Howard scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Navas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Eric Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 44-36 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Wesson | 44-36 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | John Nunes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Kevin Howard can't connect on a runner from the right block | 44-36 |
| 10:29 | Penn State | Kevin Smith tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 46-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Joseph Pedro (C) John Nunes, James Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Donald Muhlestein (SG), Steven Cowen (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Otto Rose (C) Darryl Wesson, Carl Deason, Robert Navas, Raymond Becker, Eric Wilkins | |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Smith and the foul's on Donald Muhlestein - foul #2 on Donald Muhlestein, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| 09:43 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Otto Rose's floater is tipped away by Joseph Pedro | 49-36 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | Kevin Howard grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 08:55 | Penn State | Kevin Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses long on a jumper in the paint | 49-36 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Kevin Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 08:00 | Penn State | Kevin Howard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 49-36 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Otto Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 07:53 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Kevin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Kevin Howard can't finish the layup | 49-36 |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Brian Anderson grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 49-36 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Harold Debellis pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Debellis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Douglas Pagano (fresh) SG - Donald Muhlestein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brian Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Harold Debellis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Muhlestein - foul #3 on Donald Muhlestein, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF), James Williams (C) Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darryl Wesson (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Raymond Becker (PF) Douglas Pagano, Donald Muhlestein, Brian Anderson | |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Harold Debellis makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | Harold Debellis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Carl Deason clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Sullivan - foul #1 on Timothy Sullivan, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Nunes (PG) Harold Debellis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Carl Deason makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 06:21 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-38 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Marcellus | 51-38 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Otto Rose shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from close range set up by Darryl Wesson and he's fouled by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bryant Hicks (SG), Kevin Howard (SF), Kevin Smith (PF) Timothy Sullivan, Edward Dennison, Albert Marcellus | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG) Carl Deason | |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Kevin Howard drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from James Williams and he's fouled by Robert Navas - foul #2 on Robert Navas, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Marcellus (PF) Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Cowen (SF), Eric Wilkins (C) Robert Navas, Otto Rose | |
| 05:24 | Penn State | Kevin Howard makes the free throw | 57-41 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 57-41 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein can't tip it in | 57-41 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Nunes | 57-41 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Bryant Hicks comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 57-41 |
| 04:45 | Ohio State | Steven Cowen snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Becker | 57-44 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Kevin Howard clanks a floater from the free throw line | 57-44 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Darryl Wesson and the foul's on Albert Marcellus - foul #3 on Albert Marcellus, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Kevin Smith (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) Bryant Hicks, Kevin Howard, Albert Marcellus, James Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Carl Deason (SG), Otto Rose (C) Donald Muhlestein, Eric Wilkins | |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Nunes (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Matthew Macfarlane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Pedro (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Darryl Wesson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Carl Deason (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Cowen (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Raymond Becker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Otto Rose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane's pass is intercepted by Steven Cowen | 57-47 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Otto Rose is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Pedro - foul #2 on Joseph Pedro, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan (SG), Kevin Howard (SF) Matthew Macfarlane, Edward Dennison | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Navas (SF) Steven Cowen | |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Otto Rose makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Otto Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Otto Rose denies the turnaround by Kevin Howard | 57-48 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Raymond Becker | 57-48 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane (SG), James Williams (C) Timothy Sullivan, Joseph Pedro | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Muhlestein (SG), Steven Cowen (SF) Carl Deason, Robert Navas | |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | James Williams denies the turnaround by Raymond Becker | 57-48 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | John Nunes snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane is fouled on the floor by Steven Cowen - foul #3 on Steven Cowen, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Matthew Macfarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | The jumper by Darryl Wesson is denied by Kevin Smith | 59-48 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | James Williams snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | John Nunes comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-48 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Raymond Becker is called for a charge - foul #1 on Raymond Becker, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Debellis (PG), Timothy Sullivan (SG), Edward Dennison (SF), Albert Marcellus (PF), Joseph Pedro (C) John Nunes, Matthew Macfarlane, Kevin Howard, Kevin Smith, James Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Douglas Pagano (PG), Carl Deason (SG), Robert Navas (SF), Brian Anderson (PF), Eric Wilkins (C) Darryl Wesson, Donald Muhlestein, Steven Cowen, Raymond Becker, Otto Rose | |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Albert Marcellus clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Joseph Pedro grabs the offensive board | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Timothy Sullivan makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Harold Debellis | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Timothy Sullivan steals the ball from Carl Deason | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harold Debellis runs out the clock | 61-48 |