| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) SF - George Kepley (fresh) PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) SG - Tyler Moorer (fresh) SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) C - George Crenshaw (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Penn State | George Kepley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | David Bertrand grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is hacked by Tyler Moorer - foul #1 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | George Crenshaw blocks the jumper by David Bertrand | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by George Crenshaw | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Wayne Flickinger | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Matthew Beyers - foul #1 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Flickinger | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | George Kepley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the shot from the right wing and the foul's on Leonard Lechuga - foul #1 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | George Kepley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany hits a floater from the right side set up by Don Richardson | 4-7 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | David Bertrand scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Leonard Lechuga | 6-7 |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Don Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Huff (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) SF - George Kepley (fresh) PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) C - John Huff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fresh) SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | George Kepley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Wayne Flickinger denies the turnaround by Tyler Moorer | 6-7 |
| 15:28 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Don Richardson - foul #1 on Don Richardson, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) Pat McElhany | |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Jones | 7-9 |
| 14:21 | Penn State | George Kepley comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:20 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 7-9 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | David Bertrand can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Don Richardson - foul #2 on Don Richardson, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Wayne Flickinger, John Huff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Pat McElhany (SF) Don Richardson, Tyler Moorer | |
| 13:51 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:51 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Matthew Beyers | 8-9 |
| 13:33 | Ohio State | Leonard Lechuga swats the shot by Matthew Beyers | 8-9 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw tips it home | 8-11 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Pat McElhany steps in front of the David Bertrand pass | 8-11 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 12:16 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany travels with the ball | 11-11 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is hacked by Matthew Beyers - foul #2 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Michael Hart (PF) Patrick Jones, Pat McElhany, Matthew Beyers | |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on John Fountain - foul #1 on John Fountain, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger (PF) Kenneth Takahashi | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 3rd free throw | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kevin Fowler (fresh) SG - John Fountain (fresh) SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Wayne Flickinger steals it from George Crenshaw | 13-11 |
| 11:05 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the tip | 13-11 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to George Crenshaw | 13-11 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Michael Hart hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by George Crenshaw | 13-13 |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Michael Hart misses short on a jumper in the lane | 16-13 |
| 10:08 | Penn State | George Kepley snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | John Fountain picks off the pass by Wayne Flickinger | 16-13 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Michael Hart loses the ball out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Suazo (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Kenneth Takahashi (PF), John Huff (C) Gerardo Ortega, George Kepley, Wayne Flickinger, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), Pat McElhany (SF) John Fountain, Tyler Moorer | |
| 09:24 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Crenshaw - foul #1 on George Crenshaw, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SG) Kevin Fowler | |
| 09:24 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:24 | Ohio State | Michael Hart grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Jones and he's fouled by David Bertrand - foul #1 on David Bertrand, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the lay-in | 17-16 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Michael Hart clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Kenneth Takahashi - foul #1 on Kenneth Takahashi, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi makes the floater from the left side | 19-18 |
| 07:50 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-18 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones can't tip it in | 19-18 |
| 07:47 | Penn State | David Bertrand gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Paul Suazo (fresh) SF - Juan Rios (fresh) PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Huff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - George Crenshaw (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi is hacked by George Crenshaw - foul #2 on George Crenshaw, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), George Kepley (SF) David Bertrand, Paul Suazo, Juan Rios | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Matthew Beyers (PF) Tyler Moorer, George Crenshaw | |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:59 | Ohio State | Michael Hart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Takahashi - foul #2 on Kenneth Takahashi, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) Kenneth Takahashi, John Huff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler (PG) Patrick Jones | |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:45 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Kevin Fowler steals the ball from Leonard Lechuga | 20-20 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany's layup is rejected by Wayne Flickinger | 20-20 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | George Kepley pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | George Kepley buries a floater near the basket set up by Mark McMurtrie | 22-20 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Wayne Flickinger - foul #1 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Mark McMurtrie | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), George Crenshaw (C) John Fountain, Pat McElhany, Matthew Beyers | |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Michael Hart makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:45 | Penn State | David Bertrand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Huff (C) Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-23 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 22-23 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Kevin Fowler double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (SF) Kevin Fowler | |
| 03:49 | Penn State | David Bertrand is hacked by Patrick Jones - foul #1 on Patrick Jones, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Matthew Beyers (PF) Pat McElhany, Michael Hart | |
| 03:49 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Don Richardson loses the dribble to David Bertrand in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi lays it up and in on a great pass from David Bertrand | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) PF - Kenneth Takahashi (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Huff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers connects on the floater from the left block set up by George Crenshaw | 24-25 |
| 03:04 | Penn State | David Bertrand knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Takahashi | 26-25 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw is fouled on the floor by John Huff - foul #1 on John Huff, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Wayne Flickinger (PF), Leonard Lechuga (C) George Kepley, Kenneth Takahashi, John Huff | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga is whistled for a carry | 26-25 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Juan Rios - foul #1 on Juan Rios, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:44 | Penn State | Juan Rios grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Juan Rios | 29-26 |
| 01:01 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Fountain | 29-28 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger's floater is tipped away by George Crenshaw | 29-28 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by David Bertrand - foul #2 on David Bertrand, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF), Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Juan Rios, Wayne Flickinger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Michael Hart (C) Don Richardson, Pat McElhany, George Crenshaw | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is whistled for traveling | 29-30 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Michael Hart hits a 3 from the left corner | 29-33 |