| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) SG - Matt Leone (fresh) SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) C - Christopher Strong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) PF - William McHalffey (fresh) C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | William McHalffey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal lays it in set up by Franjo Zenor | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks can't connect on a shot in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Gregg | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Matt Leone's floater is tipped away by William McHalffey | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 0-5 |
| 17:47 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor connects on the open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Gregg | 0-7 |
| 17:20 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-7 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | William McHalffey evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Martin Hendricks - foul #1 on Martin Hendricks, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the free throw | 0-10 |
| 16:40 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-10 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong snags the offensive board | 0-10 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Matt Leone evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 0-10 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Strong | 0-10 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #1 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Walter Riggle (C) Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 1-10 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) SG - Matt Leone (fresh) SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Riggle (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Martin Hendricks blocks the jumper by Dikembe Abdelal | 2-10 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Christopher Strong | 2-10 |
| 15:10 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Sartori | 5-10 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-10 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 14:28 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 5-10 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 14:12 | Penn State | Walter Riggle loses the dribble to Omar Babcock | 5-10 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock lays it up and in | 7-10 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | William McHalffey blows the layup but he's hacked by Martin Hendricks - foul #2 on Martin Hendricks, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Gary Sears (C) Thomas Sartori, Martin Hendricks, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Franjo Zenor, Tyler Hess, Walter Riggle | |
| 13:55 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG) Omar Babcock | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:22 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Marijan Kiedrowski | 7-13 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Matt Leone tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Matt Leone, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| 12:56 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is hacked by Gary Sears - foul #1 on Gary Sears, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski is fouled on the floor by Matthew Watts - foul #1 on Matthew Watts, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Thomas Sartori (SF) Jeremy Kuczynski, Matthew Watts | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Marijan Kiedrowski | 7-15 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-15 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | Thomas Sartori takes the ball from Andrew Gregg | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) C - Gary Sears (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Marijan Kiedrowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-15 |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Sartori - foul #1 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #6 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Strong (C) Gary Sears | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-17 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong tips it back up and in | 9-17 |
| 10:24 | Penn State | Thomas Sartori steals the ball from Franjo Zenor | 9-17 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 9-17 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong gets the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on William McHalffey - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #2 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Matthew Watts (SF) Omar Babcock, Thomas Sartori | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Phillip Jones (PF), Walter Riggle (C) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal, William McHalffey, Kevin Carreras | |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 09:31 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is fouled on the floor by Tyler Hess - foul #1 on Tyler Hess, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Sears (PF) Timothy McCain | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is hacked by Walter Riggle - foul #1 on Walter Riggle, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Matt Leone splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 08:37 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Phillip Jones clanks a shot from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 08:05 | Ohio State | Gary Sears snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Matt Leone works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fresh) SG - Matt Leone (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Watts (fresh) PF - Gary Sears (fresh) C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) SF - Michael Lee (fresh) PF - Phillip Jones (fresh) C - Walter Riggle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Penn State | Phillip Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-17 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Tyler Hess gets the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Tyler Hess buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 13-20 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Matt Leone splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 06:32 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 06:05 | Ohio State | Gary Sears pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Matt Leone splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-20 |
| 05:47 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Michael Lee | 13-20 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is fouled on the floor by Gary Sears - foul #2 on Gary Sears, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Thomas Sartori (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Martin Hendricks (PF) Jeremy Kuczynski, Matt Leone, Matthew Watts, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Tyler Hess, Michael Lee, Phillip Jones | |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy McCain (PF) Gary Sears | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 04:57 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the offensive board | 13-22 |
| 04:37 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy McCain | 13-22 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 15-22 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Martin Hendricks is called for the reach on Kevin Carreras - foul #3 on Martin Hendricks, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SF), Gary Sears (C) Jordan Spratt, Martin Hendricks | |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) Walter Riggle | |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (SG) Thomas Sartori | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 03:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelal | 15-24 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Watts (fresh) PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Sears (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Penn State | Gary Sears swats the layup by William McHalffey | 15-24 |
| 03:06 | Penn State | William McHalffey tips it in | 15-26 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Matt Leone clanks a floater from the free throw line | 15-26 |
| 02:41 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Matt Leone picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdelal | 15-26 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Kevin Carreras is called for the reach on Omar Babcock - foul #1 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SF), Christopher Strong (C) Matthew Watts, Gary Sears | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Walter Riggle (C) Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Omar Babcock | 17-26 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the runner from the baseline | 17-26 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #7 | 17-26 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is whistled for traveling | 18-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Matthew Watts (SF), Gary Sears (PF) Omar Babcock, Matt Leone, Timothy McCain | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Michael Lee (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Tyler Hess, Dikembe Abdelal, Walter Riggle | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori connects on the turnaround from close range | 20-26 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Strong - foul #1 on Christopher Strong, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 20-27 |