| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente inbounds the ball | 21-15 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente jams it on a great pass from Marc Tolbert | 21-17 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Kenneth French knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Childs | 23-17 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert can't connect on a shot from the left side | 23-17 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the jumper from the right side | 25-17 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 25-19 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Milton Curnutt denies the turnaround by Alvin Betton | 25-19 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford snags the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Terence Stahl - foul #1 on Terence Stahl, team foul #1 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Abraham Bewley (SF), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to James Chen | 25-20 |
| 17:14 | Penn State | Kyle Puente is called for the reach on Abraham Bewley - foul #1 on Kyle Puente, team foul #1 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Terence Stahl (C) Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Kyle Puente is called for the reach on Terence Stahl - foul #2 on Kyle Puente, team foul #2 | 25-20 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses long on a runner from the left block | 25-20 |
| 16:54 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | James Chen scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Harry Marsala | 27-20 |
| 16:24 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert is hacked by Ngunda Arizmendi - foul #2 on Ngunda Arizmendi, team foul #2 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF), Christopher Hartman (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Alvin Betton, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer's floater is tipped away by James Chen | 27-20 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Christopher Hartman | 27-20 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley makes the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Allan Biggs - foul #1 on Allan Biggs, team foul #3 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Milton Curnutt (PF) James Chen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), James Milligan (SF) Marc Tolbert, Kyle Puente | |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley misses the free throw | 29-20 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Daniel Gilbreath | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Roy Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) SF - James Milligan (fresh) PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Nixon | 29-23 |
| 15:21 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the turnaround near the basket | 29-23 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | James Milligan is called for the reach on Abraham Bewley - foul #1 on James Milligan, team foul #4 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Rodger Fuller (SF), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Abraham Bewley, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Roy Nixon, Allan Biggs, James Milligan, Timothy Schweizer, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 14:25 | Penn State | James Chen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Kenneth French (SF) Ngunda Arizmendi, Rodger Fuller | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-23 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | James Chen gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Marc Tolbert - foul #2 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #5 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Abraham Bewley (SG), Milton Curnutt (PF) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala, James Chen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the free throw | 31-23 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| 13:07 | Penn State | Aaron Mart is called for the reach on Milton Curnutt - foul #1 on Aaron Mart, team foul #6 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), Rodger Fuller (SF), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, Abraham Bewley, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:44 | Penn State | James Chen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harry Marsala | 33-23 |
| 12:30 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 33-23 |
| 12:28 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente grabs the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Betton | 33-26 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Harold Childs | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Chen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Puente (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Harry Marsala - foul #1 on Harry Marsala, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG), Abraham Bewley (SG), Kenneth French (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala, Rodger Fuller, James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG), James Milligan (SF) Marc Tolbert, Kyle Puente | |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Terence Stahl is hacked by James Milligan - foul #2 on James Milligan, team foul #7 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG) Ngunda Arizmendi | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Alvin Betton, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 11:15 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs loses the dribble to Abraham Bewley | 38-27 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Harry Marsala lays it in on a great pass from Abraham Bewley | 40-27 |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Roy Nixon and he's fouled by Abraham Bewley - foul #2 on Abraham Bewley, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi (PG) Abraham Bewley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:37 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ngunda Arizmendi | 42-30 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon misses the easy layup | 42-30 |
| 09:47 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Harry Marsala clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs is hacked by Harry Marsala - foul #2 on Harry Marsala, team foul #5 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Abraham Bewley (SG), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Ngunda Arizmendi, Harry Marsala, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Roy Nixon, Allan Biggs, James Milligan, Timothy Schweizer, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford buries a jumpshot from the right side | 42-32 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | Harold Childs is called for 10 seconds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG) Kenneth French | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart hits the follow up shot | 42-34 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | Harry Marsala misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Betton | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abraham Bewley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Chen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Harry Marsala is hacked by Alvin Betton - foul #3 on Alvin Betton, team foul #8 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF), Milton Curnutt (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Abraham Bewley, James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Harry Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvin Betton | 44-39 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG) Harold Childs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Mart | 44-42 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt lays it up and in | 46-42 |
| 06:03 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-42 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Hereford | 46-42 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 05:45 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Kenneth French comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-42 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the offensive board | 46-42 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Harry Marsala clanks a jumper from the right side | 46-42 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt tips it in | 48-42 |
| 04:28 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the turnaround from the baseline | 48-44 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt's layup is rejected by Jamie Hereford | 48-44 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Aaron Mart, team foul #9 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Rodger Fuller (SG), Ngunda Arizmendi (SF), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Abraham Bewley, Harry Marsala, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Roy Nixon (PG), Allan Biggs (SG), James Milligan (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Marc Tolbert, Alvin Betton, Kyle Puente, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ngunda Arizmendi (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Chen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Roy Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Milligan (fresh) PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Harold Childs misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Timothy Schweizer | 48-44 |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Roy Nixon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | Ngunda Arizmendi grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Harold Childs hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rodger Fuller | 50-44 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG), Kenneth French (SF) Rodger Fuller, Ngunda Arizmendi | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Alvin Betton (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Roy Nixon, Allan Biggs, James Milligan, Timothy Schweizer, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | James Chen steals the ball from Kyle Puente | 50-44 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kyle Puente - foul #3 on Kyle Puente, team foul #10 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Milton Curnutt (PF), Terence Stahl (C) James Chen, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Kyle Puente | 52-46 |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Harry Marsala - foul #3 on Harry Marsala, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Kenneth French pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Kenneth French is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Tolbert - foul #3 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #11 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG) Harold Childs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-47 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Terence Stahl | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Marc Tolbert is called for the reach on Terence Stahl in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #12 | 54-47 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Terence Stahl snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Alvin Betton is called for the reach on Terence Stahl in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alvin Betton, team foul #13 | 56-47 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Terence Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Aaron Mart | 57-47 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kyle Puente | 57-50 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Tolbert - foul #5 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #14 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG) Marc Tolbert | |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Milton Curnutt takes the ball from Alvin Betton | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley runs out the clock | 58-50 |