| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth French (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Chen (fresh) 6 pts. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Surles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Kenneth French inbounds the ball | 26-19 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Terence Stahl steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-19 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth French - foul #2 on Kenneth French, team foul #1 | 26-19 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 19:12 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Marc Tolbert steals the ball from James Chen | 26-21 |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-21 |
| 18:28 | Penn State | Terence Stahl gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Kenneth French can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Jacob Surles - foul #2 on Jacob Surles, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:07 | Penn State | Kenneth French makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford is fouled on the floor by Terence Stahl - foul #1 on Terence Stahl, team foul #2 | 27-21 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Aaron Mart | 27-24 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Kenneth French hits the finger roll | 29-24 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford is open and scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Alvin Betton out of a doubleteam | 29-26 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | Harry Marsala scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles is fouled on the floor by Harry Marsala - foul #2 on Harry Marsala, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Milton Curnutt (PF) James Chen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF), Robert Green (C) Jacob Surles, Jamie Hereford | |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert loses the dribble to Terence Stahl | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kenneth French (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) C - Robert Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Kenneth French drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Terence Stahl - foul #2 on Terence Stahl, team foul #4 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (PG), Rodger Fuller (SG), James Chen (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harold Childs, Harry Marsala, Milton Curnutt, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Alvin Betton, Aaron Mart, Robert Green | |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | James Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | Kenneth French is fouled on the floor by Jamie Hereford - foul #2 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 13:48 | Penn State | James Chen snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Kenneth French is hacked by Jamie Hereford - foul #3 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), Harry Marsala (SG), Terence Stahl (C) Abraham Bewley, Rodger Fuller, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Aaron Mart (PF) Kyle Puente, Timothy Schweizer | |
| 13:10 | Penn State | Terence Stahl is fouled on the floor by Jacob Surles - foul #3 on Jacob Surles, team foul #4 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF) Jacob Surles | |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Jamie Hereford is called for the reach on Kenneth French - foul #4 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #5 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Milton Curnutt (PF) James Chen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Green (C) Jamie Hereford | |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt clanks a runner in the lane | 34-26 |
| 12:31 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 12:04 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 12:03 | Penn State | Kenneth French grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 11:41 | Penn State | Terence Stahl hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harry Marsala | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Childs - foul #1 on Harold Childs, team foul #5 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Abraham Bewley (SF), James Chen (PF) Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SF) Kyle Puente | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alvin Betton out of a doubleteam | 36-28 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Robert Green takes the ball from Harry Marsala | 36-28 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 10:42 | Penn State | Abraham Bewley pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 10:19 | Penn State | Robert Green takes the ball from Terence Stahl | 36-28 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert travels with the ball | 36-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF) Abraham Bewley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:44 | Penn State | James Chen misses badly on a floater from the right side | 36-28 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF) Marc Tolbert | |
| 09:10 | Penn State | James Chen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 09:09 | Penn State | Terence Stahl can't tip it in | 36-28 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 08:53 | Ohio State | James Chen is called for the reach on Aaron Mart - foul #1 on James Chen, team foul #6 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (SG), Milton Curnutt (PF), Christopher Hartman (C) Harry Marsala, James Chen, Terence Stahl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Daniel Gilbreath (C) Alvin Betton, Aaron Mart, Robert Green | |
| 08:36 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente connects on the runner from close range | 36-30 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Rodger Fuller misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 08:18 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer buries a runner from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Christopher Hartman misses short on a floater from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodger Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth French (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Curnutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Gilbreath (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Daniel Gilbreath pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | Rodger Fuller steps in front of the Kyle Puente pass | 36-32 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt dunks the ball set up by Rodger Fuller | 38-32 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 38-32 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Surles | 38-32 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente clanks a runner from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Milton Curnutt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 05:51 | Penn State | The short jumper by Kenneth French is denied by Timothy Schweizer | 38-32 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Marsala (SG), Abraham Bewley (SF), James Chen (PF), Terence Stahl (C) Rodger Fuller, Kenneth French, Milton Curnutt, Christopher Hartman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Jacob Surles, Timothy Schweizer, Daniel Gilbreath | |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Alvin Betton | 38-34 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Aaron Mart takes the ball from James Chen | 38-34 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Harold Childs is hacked by Marc Tolbert - foul #2 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #6 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SF) Kyle Puente | |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Terence Stahl comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Terence Stahl grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Alvin Betton picks off the pass by Terence Stahl | 38-36 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses the jump hook from close range | 38-36 |
| 03:30 | Penn State | Terence Stahl gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Childs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Marsala (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abraham Bewley (fresh) PF - James Chen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Terence Stahl (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jacob Surles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Penn State | James Chen is whistled for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth French (SF) Harold Childs | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF) Marc Tolbert | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jacob Surles | 38-39 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Terence Stahl misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Kenneth French gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Kenneth French loses the ball out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rodger Fuller (PG), Milton Curnutt (PF) Abraham Bewley, James Chen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Robert Green (C) Jacob Surles, Jamie Hereford | |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 38-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Childs (PG), James Chen (PF) Rodger Fuller, Milton Curnutt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SF), Jamie Hereford (C) Kyle Puente, Robert Green | |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Terence Stahl - foul #3 on Terence Stahl, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | James Chen makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Kenneth French snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | James Chen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Alvin Betton | 41-40 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford is fouled on the floor by Harry Marsala - foul #3 on Harry Marsala, team foul #8 | 41-40 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 41-42 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Penn State | Kenneth French misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |