| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Ary (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mitchell Mena (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Knorr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | John Hill inbounds the ball | 38-19 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | John Hill blows the layup | 38-19 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary tips it back up and in | 40-19 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:28 | Penn State | Adam Knorr can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-19 |
| 19:27 | Penn State | Adam Knorr tips it home | 40-21 |
| 19:00 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-21 |
| 18:58 | Penn State | Adam Knorr grabs the defensive rebound | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 18:52 | Penn State | Gerald Costello clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-21 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary grabs the defensive rebound | 40-21 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 18:17 | Penn State | Gerald Costello drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-24 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Walter Burton | 45-24 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-24 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Walter Burton pulls down the rebound | 45-24 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Walter Burton banks in the wide open layup set up by James Smith | 47-24 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Gerald Costello hits a shot from the left side set up by Lowell Hill | 47-26 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary is hacked by Mitchell Mena - foul #3 on Mitchell Mena, team foul #1 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SG), Bryant Smartt (C) Jeremiah Chase, James Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (PG), Edward Licon (PF), Mark Welch (C) Joseph King, Mitchell Mena, Adam Knorr | |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | John Hill can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Edward Licon - foul #1 on Edward Licon, team foul #2 | 47-26 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 48-26 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 49-26 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-26 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt grabs the board | 49-26 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Raynor (fresh) SF - John Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Ary (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary West (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Licon (fresh) C - Mark Welch (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | John Hill buries a shot in the lane set up by Walter Burton | 51-26 |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Edward Licon connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Gary West and the foul's on Darrel Ary - foul #1 on Darrel Ary, team foul #1 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Jeremiah Chase (SG) Walter Burton, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Adam Knorr (SF), Jonny Russell (C) Gerald Costello, Lowell Hill, Mark Welch | |
| 15:24 | Penn State | Edward Licon makes the free throw | 51-29 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary misses the easy layup | 51-29 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Jonny Russell pulls down the rebound | 51-29 |
| 14:52 | Penn State | Cecil Middlebrook is called for the reach on Joseph King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cecil Middlebrook, team foul #2 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Bryant Smartt (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Jeremiah Chase | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mitchell Mena (PF) Edward Licon | |
| 14:43 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-29 |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Brandon Raynor | 51-29 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | John Hill hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Walter Burton | 53-29 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Gary West clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-29 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Bryant Smartt | 53-29 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Walter Burton is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bryant Smartt | 56-29 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Bryant Smartt blocks the jumper by Adam Knorr | 56-29 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena tips it home | 56-31 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Walter Burton | 59-31 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Gary West misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-31 |
| 12:44 | Ohio State | John Hill snags the defensive board | 59-31 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the contested turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Darrel Ary | 61-31 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | John Hill swats the layup by Adam Knorr | 61-31 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Adam Knorr grabs the offensive rebound | 61-31 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Adam Knorr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Jeremiah Chase (SG), James Smith (C) Walter Burton, John Hill, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG), Gerald Costello (SG), Lowell Hill (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Joseph King, Gary West, Adam Knorr, Mitchell Mena | |
| 11:59 | Ohio State | James Smith misses the floater from the left side | 61-31 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 61-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Raynor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrel Ary (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Fred Harrison (fresh) SG - Gerald Costello (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) C - Jonny Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Jonny Russell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brandon Raynor - foul #3 on Brandon Raynor, team foul #3 | 61-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), David Vera (PF) Cecil Middlebrook, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Jonny Russell misses the 1st free throw | 61-31 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Jonny Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-32 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Walter Burton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Welch - foul #3 on Mark Welch, team foul #3 | 61-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Darrel Ary (PF) David Vera | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the 1st free throw | 62-32 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-32 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Gerald Costello knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lowell Hill | 63-35 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 63-35 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | James Smith snags the offensive board | 63-35 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-35 |
| 10:23 | Ohio State | James Smith snags the offensive board | 63-35 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the contested jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Chase | 65-35 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Jonny Russell misses the runner in the paint | 65-35 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | James Smith grabs the board | 65-35 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase is fouled on the floor by Mark Welch - foul #4 on Mark Welch, team foul #4 | 65-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), John Hill (SF), David Vera (C) Walter Burton, Jeremiah Chase, James Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Mitchell Mena (PF), Adam Knorr (C) Fred Harrison, Mark Welch, Jonny Russell | |
| 09:18 | Ohio State | Darrel Ary's floater is tipped away by Mitchell Mena | 65-35 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | Lowell Hill gets the rebound | 65-35 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Lowell Hill is fouled on the floor by David Vera - foul #1 on David Vera, team foul #4 | 65-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Jeremiah Chase (SG), James Smith (C) Cecil Middlebrook, Brandon Raynor, Darrel Ary | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (PG) Lowell Hill | |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-35 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | John Hill gets the rebound | 65-35 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | James Smith travels with the ball | 65-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Brandon Raynor (SG), Ronald Horstman (SF), Bryant Smartt (C) Walter Burton, Jeremiah Chase, John Hill, James Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF), Jonny Russell (C) Gerald Costello, Mitchell Mena | |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Joseph King hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Brandon Raynor - foul #4 on Brandon Raynor, team foul #5 | 65-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremiah Chase (SG) Brandon Raynor | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Joseph King makes the 1st free throw | 65-36 |
| 08:15 | Penn State | Joseph King makes the 2nd free throw | 65-37 |
| 07:47 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt clanks a jump hook near the basket | 65-37 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Adam Knorr | 65-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cecil Middlebrook (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Horstman (fresh) PF - David Vera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryant Smartt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Knorr (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonny Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Joseph King comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-37 |
| 07:39 | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman gets the rebound | 65-37 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | David Vera is whistled for a carry | 65-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor (SG) Jeremiah Chase | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Costello (SG), Mark Welch (PF) Lowell Hill, Adam Knorr | |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Gerald Costello misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-37 |
| 06:51 | Penn State | Jonny Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-37 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Mark Welch misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Vera - foul #2 on David Vera, team foul #6 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lowell Hill (SF), Mitchell Mena (C) Joseph King, Jonny Russell | |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Mark Welch misses the 1st free throw | 65-37 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 65-38 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | David Vera comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-38 |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena grabs the defensive rebound | 65-38 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Gary West misses long on a shot from the right side | 65-38 |
| 05:54 | Penn State | Lowell Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-38 |
| 05:41 | Penn State | Mitchell Mena double dribbles | 65-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (PG), Adam Knorr (C) Gary West, Mark Welch | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | Brandon Raynor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-38 |
| 05:07 | Penn State | Adam Knorr comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Bryant Smartt - foul #1 on Bryant Smartt, team foul #7 | 65-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG) Fred Harrison | |
| 05:07 | Penn State | Adam Knorr makes the 1st free throw | 65-39 |
| 05:07 | Penn State | Adam Knorr makes the 2nd free throw | 65-40 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Mitchell Mena steals it from Brandon Raynor | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Penn State | Joseph King can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-40 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt gets the rebound | 65-40 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Cecil Middlebrook | 67-40 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Joseph King drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Lowell Hill | 67-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Lowell Hill - foul #3 on Lowell Hill, team foul #5 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Walter Burton (PG), Jeremiah Chase (SG) Cecil Middlebrook, Ronald Horstman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary West (SG), Mark Welch (PF), Jonny Russell (C) Gerald Costello, Adam Knorr, Mitchell Mena | |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt misses the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Walter Burton (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeremiah Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Raynor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bryant Smartt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Vera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joseph King (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Jonny Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Gary West buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lowell Hill and he's fouled by Brandon Raynor - foul #5 on Brandon Raynor, team foul #8 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ronald Horstman (SF), James Smith (C) Brandon Raynor, Bryant Smartt | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fred Harrison (SG) Joseph King | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | Gary West misses the free throw | 68-44 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | James Smith grabs the board | 68-44 |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Walter Burton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Vera | 71-44 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Jonny Russell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 71-44 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Mark Welch gets the offensive rebound | 71-44 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Gary West drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lowell Hill | 71-47 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Jonny Russell picks off the pass by James Smith | 71-47 |
| 01:40 | Penn State | Gary West clanks a jumper from the left side | 71-47 |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Walter Burton grabs the board | 71-47 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Mark Welch takes the ball from Walter Burton | 71-47 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Mark Welch connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by David Vera - foul #3 on David Vera, team foul #9 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook (PG), Bryant Smartt (PF) Walter Burton, James Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph King (PG), Gerald Costello (SG) Gary West, Fred Harrison | |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Mark Welch makes the free throw | 71-50 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Lowell Hill picks off the pass by Cecil Middlebrook | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | David Vera is called for the reach on Gerald Costello - foul #4 on David Vera, team foul #10 | 71-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Mitchell Mena (PF) Mark Welch | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Gerald Costello makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Gerald Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Cecil Middlebrook | 73-52 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Lowell Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 73-52 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Bryant Smartt pulls down the rebound | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Cecil Middlebrook runs out the clock | 73-52 |