| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary McCarson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Watts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Penn State | Thurman Walters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-39 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris can't finish the uncontested layup | 32-39 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Matt Leone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 18:49 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 18:39 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Stephen Hidalgo grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-39 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Thurman Walters can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 17:58 | Ohio State | Stephen Hidalgo gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris misses the floater from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Stephen Hidalgo snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | William McHalffey is called for the reach on Matt Leone - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | William McHalffey knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 35-41 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 35-41 |
| 16:26 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Byron Weir | 35-41 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Thurman Walters drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Franjo Zenor | 35-44 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 35-44 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary McCarson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Watts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Penn State | William McHalffey scores on a shot in the paint | 35-46 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gary McCarson | 38-46 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | William McHalffey is hacked by Stephen Hidalgo - foul #2 on Stephen Hidalgo, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor | |
| 14:42 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden (PF) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 14:25 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:16 | Penn State | William Smith makes the driving attempt from the right block | 39-48 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Andrew Gregg is called for the reach on Arthur Morris - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Matt Leone scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gary McCarson | 42-48 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | William Smith blows the layup | 42-48 |
| 13:29 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the follow up shot | 42-50 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Andrew Gregg steals the ball from Arthur Morris | 42-50 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | William Smith misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Arthur Morris - foul #3 on Arthur Morris, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell (SG), Stephen Hidalgo (PF) Gary McCarson, Matthew Watts | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| 12:58 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 12:58 | Penn State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Matt Leone comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Smith | 42-52 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Byron Weir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vance Withers (C) Arthur Morris | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Matt Leone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 11:58 | Penn State | Thurman Walters clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Stephen Hidalgo | 42-52 |
| 11:36 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is hacked by Thurman Walters - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary McCarson (PG) Matt Leone | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary McCarson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Isbell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Phillip Jorden (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Vance Withers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 3 reb. C - Phillip Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden double dribbles | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kristofer Wilder (SF) Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:03 | Penn State | A charge is called on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF), Arthur Morris (C) Kristofer Wilder, Vance Withers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Phillip Jones | |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 42-52 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thurman Walters and he's fouled by Melvin Isbell - foul #1 on Melvin Isbell, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Kevin Carreras | |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:01 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 09:49 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Franjo Zenor | 42-55 |
| 09:41 | Penn State | Byron Weir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (PG), Stephen Hidalgo (PF) Gary McCarson, Phillip Jorden | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Matt Leone grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Matt Leone out of the doubleteam | 44-55 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | Byron Weir knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Marijan Kiedrowski | 44-58 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Matt Leone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-58 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William McHalffey | 44-58 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Weir | 44-58 |
| 08:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey is fouled on the floor by Matthew Watts - foul #2 on Matthew Watts, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary McCarson (SG), Phillip Jorden (SF), Vance Withers (C) Melvin Isbell, Matthew Watts, Arthur Morris | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| 08:13 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdelal | 44-61 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden is open and scores on a shot in the paint set up by Gary McCarson out of the doubleteam | 46-61 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the easy layup | 46-61 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Matt Leone snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Matt Leone (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary McCarson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Jorden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Hidalgo (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Vance Withers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 4 reb. C - Phillip Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Thurman Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is hacked by Matt Leone - foul #1 on Matt Leone, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell (SG), Arthur Morris (C) Gary McCarson, Stephen Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras, Phillip Jones | |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Matt Leone double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 46-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF) Vance Withers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-61 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Arthur Morris | 49-61 |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | William Smith snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:30 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Watts - foul #3 on Matthew Watts, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary McCarson (PG), Vance Withers (PF) Matt Leone, Phillip Jorden | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG) Thurman Walters | |
| 05:30 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | William McHalffey blocks the short jumper by Matthew Watts | 49-63 |
| 05:07 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | William McHalffey clanks a runner in the paint | 49-63 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Weir | 49-63 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | William McHalffey buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 49-65 |
| 04:17 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Watts | 51-65 |
| 04:04 | Penn State | Melvin Isbell steps in front of the Andrew Gregg pass in the backcourt | 51-65 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson lays it in set up by Melvin Isbell | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:35 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Byron Weir | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary McCarson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Isbell (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Watts (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Vance Withers (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Morris (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Byron Weir (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - William McHalffey (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Gary McCarson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (PG), William Goforth (SG), Phillip Jorden (SF), Stephen Hidalgo (PF) Gary McCarson, Melvin Isbell, Matthew Watts, Arthur Morris | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Raymond Bills (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Franjo Zenor, Andrew Gregg, Byron Weir, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Stephen Hidalgo loses the ball out of bounds | 56-67 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Phillip Jorden - foul #3 on Phillip Jorden, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Stephen Hidalgo snags the defensive board | 56-68 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Vance Withers lays it in set up by Matt Leone | 58-68 |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary McCarson (SG), Arthur Morris (C) William Goforth, Vance Withers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Raymond Bills, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras, Phillip Jones | |
| 02:17 | Penn State | William McHalffey can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Matt Leone - foul #2 on Matt Leone, team foul #8 | 58-68 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Arthur Morris is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-70 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden grabs the offensive board | 58-70 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William McHalffey | 58-70 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Gary McCarson is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary McCarson, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell (PG), William Goforth (SG), Kristofer Wilder (SF), Vance Withers (C) Matt Leone, Gary McCarson, Stephen Hidalgo, Arthur Morris | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Melvin Isbell buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kristofer Wilder | 61-72 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Kristofer Wilder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is fouled on the floor by William Goforth - foul #2 on William Goforth, team foul #10 | 61-74 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Phillip Jorden grabs the board | 61-75 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Franjo Zenor steals it from Melvin Isbell | 61-75 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the dunk attempt | 61-75 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Thurman Walters runs out the clock | 61-75 |