| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) SG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | George Kepley inbounds the ball | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup's fadeaway is rejected by Tyler Moorer | 20-41 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup can't tip it in | 20-41 |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers pulls down the rebound | 20-41 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Lewis Pearson steals the ball from Mark Fincher | 20-41 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson hits the finger roll | 22-41 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses the turnaround in the lane | 22-41 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup snags the defensive board | 22-41 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:01 | Penn State | David Bertrand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-41 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder dunks the ball set up by Tyler Moorer | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:48 | Penn State | David Bertrand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Erwin Walkup steals the ball from Matthew Beyers | 22-43 |
| 18:09 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher is whistled for a carry | 25-43 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Matthew Beyers takes the ball from George Kepley | 25-43 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-43 |
| 17:32 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher snags the offensive board | 25-43 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Beyers | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:03 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled on the floor by Matthew Beyers - foul #2 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #1 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Tyler Moorer, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | The refs have stopped play. Mark Fincher is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 25-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (SG) Mark Fincher | |
| 16:40 | Penn State | George Kepley drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Bertrand | 28-45 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 28-45 |
| 16:27 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Lowder | 28-45 |
| 16:13 | Ohio State | Michael Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by David Bertrand - foul #2 on David Bertrand, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG) Luis Hernadez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 15:56 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the board | 28-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Best (fresh) SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson can't throw it down | 28-46 |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup tips it home | 30-46 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder's pass is intercepted by David Bertrand | 30-46 |
| 15:08 | Penn State | George Kepley lays it up and in on a great pass from David Bertrand | 32-46 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Best | 32-48 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup drills a jump hook in the paint | 34-48 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Gerald Best misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Lewis Pearson - foul #1 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Eric Lowder, Joshua Pugsley, Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Gerald Best misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Gerald Best misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 14:07 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the shot from just outside the lane | 34-48 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Michael Hart pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 34-48 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Erwin Walkup | 34-48 |
| 13:08 | Penn State | David Bertrand throws it down | 36-48 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 12:42 | Penn State | David Bertrand grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion 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) | |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-48 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 12:12 | Ohio State | Gerald Best lays it up and in | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:52 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is whistled for traveling | 36-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF), John Huff (C) George Kepley, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Patrick Jones, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Huff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Best (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | David Bertrand picks off the pass by Eric Lowder in the backcourt | 36-50 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses long on a jumper in the paint | 36-50 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 11:30 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Tyler Moorer | 36-52 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | John Huff's pass is intercepted by Gerald Best | 36-52 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Juan Rios - foul #1 on Juan Rios, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG) David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG) Gerald Best | |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Hernadez | 39-54 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers can't throw it down | 39-54 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | John Huff snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Mark Fincher | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:48 | Penn State | John Huff travels with the ball | 39-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), George Kepley (SF), Erwin Walkup (C) Luis Hernadez, Juan Rios, John Huff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Pugsley | 39-58 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | David Bertrand double dribbles | 39-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| 08:43 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric Lowder | 39-60 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits a 3 from the right corner | 42-60 |
| 08:02 | Ohio State | Michael Hart scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-63 |
| 07:39 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-63 |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerardo Ortega (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Erwin Walkup (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-63 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Michael Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 07:21 | Ohio State | Lewis Pearson picks off the pass by Michael Hart | 42-63 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | George Kepley is fouled on the floor by Michael Hart - foul #1 on Michael Hart, team foul #2 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (PG), Modesto Rossi (SG) David Bertrand, Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gerald Best (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Eric Lowder, Joshua Pugsley, Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by George Crenshaw - foul #2 on George Crenshaw, team foul #3 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) George Kepley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:46 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from George Crenshaw | 44-65 |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Luis Hernadez | 46-65 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer lays it in on a great pass from Gerald Best | 46-67 |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Luis Hernadez | 48-67 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Mark Fincher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-67 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Mark Fincher | 48-69 |
| 04:42 | Penn State | Modesto Rossi is fouled on the floor by Tyler Moorer - foul #3 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #4 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF), Kenneth Takahashi (PF), John Huff (C) Luis Hernadez, Modesto Rossi, Juan Rios, Lewis Pearson, Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Lowder (PG), Joshua Pugsley (SF) Mark Fincher, Tyler Moorer | |
| 04:31 | Penn State | George Kepley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on George Kepley, team foul #4 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Hart (PF), Jason Holsinger (C) Matthew Beyers, George Crenshaw | |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 48-69 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Huff | 48-69 |
| 03:46 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-69 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | Jason Holsinger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Lowder and the foul's on David Bertrand - foul #3 on David Bertrand, team foul #5 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fincher (SG) Gerald Best | |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Joshua Pugsley makes the free throw | 48-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) C - John Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Lowder (fresh) 27 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Fincher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joshua Pugsley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Holsinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Penn State | George Kepley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers (PF), George Crenshaw (C) Michael Hart, Jason Holsinger | |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | David Bertrand takes the ball from Mark Fincher | 48-72 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | David Bertrand hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Fincher - foul #1 on Mark Fincher, team foul #5 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (PF), Erwin Walkup (C) Kenneth Takahashi, John Huff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF) Joshua Pugsley | |
| 02:37 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer gets the rebound | 48-72 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw clanks a shot from close range | 48-72 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup snags the defensive board | 48-72 |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-72 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the offensive board | 48-72 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Matthew Beyers steals the ball from David Bertrand | 48-72 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses the lay-in | 48-72 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup gets the rebound | 48-72 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | George Kepley's pass is intercepted by George Crenshaw | 48-72 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-72 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the defensive rebound | 48-72 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | David Bertrand scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-72 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer lays it in | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson loses the dribble to George Crenshaw | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Eric Lowder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-74 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Erwin Walkup grabs the board | 50-74 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-74 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers pulls down the rebound | 50-74 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers runs out the clock | 50-74 |