| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Willson (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is hacked by Gabriel Romano - foul #2 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | George Graves misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-26 |
| 19:13 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Robert Lenz | 30-26 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | Paul Bennett is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #1 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:22 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | James Willson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Robert Lenz grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Wheat | 33-30 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | James Willson swats the short shot by Reginald Reavis | 33-30 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | George Graves evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Lanski | 36-30 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Paul Bennett comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #4 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) Leroy Wheat, James Willson, William Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:15 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Paul Bennett swats the dunk try by Thomas Lanski | 36-32 |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Charles Owens steps in front of the Paul Bennett pass | 36-32 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Silberberg - foul #2 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG) Wesley Boyd | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Robert Lenz connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Reginald Reavis | 37-34 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Dennis Silberberg is called for the reach on David Allen - foul #3 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Paul Bennett picks off the pass by Leroy Wheat | 37-34 |
| 13:40 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lenz | 37-34 |
| 13:21 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | George Graves is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | George Graves is called for the reach on Gabriel Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Graves, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), James Willson (PF), William Williams (C) Leroy Wheat, David Allen, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Young Fang (C) Dennis Silberberg, Robert Lenz | |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by William Williams - foul #5 on William Williams, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:35 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Austin | 40-37 |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 11:28 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd is whistled for a carry | 40-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Charles Owens (C) Wesley Boyd, Thomas Lanski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (SG), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Gabriel Romano, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Willson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Baber (fresh) SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 11:06 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Owens - foul #3 on Charles Owens, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Reginald Reavis steps in front of the Richard Austin pass | 40-38 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is fouled on the floor by Charles Owens - foul #4 on Charles Owens, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF), David Allen (PF) Richard Austin, James Willson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Young Fang (C) Albert Baber, Reginald Reavis, Robert Lenz | |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by George Graves | 43-40 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Paul Bennett (PF) Daniel Pittman, Scott Hutchinson | |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the shot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Lanski - foul #2 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #8 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), James Willson (PF), Richard Austin (C) Leroy Wheat, David Allen, Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Lenz (C) Young Fang | |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Claude Jones misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:36 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | George Graves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 07:53 | Penn State | Robert Lenz connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gabriel Romano | 45-43 |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Romano - foul #3 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Charles Owens (C) George Graves, Thomas Lanski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF) Dennis Silberberg, Claude Jones | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Willson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | James Willson blows the layup but he's fouled by Reginald Reavis - foul #1 on Reginald Reavis, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Robert Lenz gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-46 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Daniel Pittman steals the ball from Charles Owens | 46-46 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis blows the layup | 46-46 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Daniel Pittman is called for the reach on Wesley Boyd - foul #2 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), Thomas Lanski (SF), David Allen (PF) Leroy Wheat, Richard Austin, James Willson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson (PF), Young Fang (C) Paul Bennett, Robert Lenz | |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Young Fang gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Young Fang is hacked by Charles Owens - foul #5 on Charles Owens, team foul #9 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (C) Charles Owens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG) Gabriel Romano | |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Young Fang misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | David Allen grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Young Fang is called for the reach on David Allen - foul #4 on Young Fang, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG) Wesley Boyd | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | David Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:59 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis lays it up and in | 48-48 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat is hacked by Daniel Pittman - foul #3 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #9 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (C) James Willson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Young Fang grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 03:11 | Penn State | Young Fang pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Austin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Silberberg (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) C - Young Fang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF) David Allen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Paul Bennett (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Daniel Pittman, Scott Hutchinson, Young Fang | |
| 02:52 | Penn State | Robert Lenz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat is hacked by Dennis Silberberg - foul #4 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #10 | 48-48 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 02:30 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Paul Bennett pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #3 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #10 | 48-48 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:13 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Richard Austin is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-50 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Robert Lenz is fouled on the floor by Richard Austin - foul #1 on Richard Austin, team foul #11 | 48-50 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis is denied on a dunk by James Willson | 48-52 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | James Willson is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed George Graves | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Leroy Wheat is called for the reach on Gabriel Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #12 | 51-52 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | James Willson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano gets the rebound | 51-54 |