| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Riggle (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Biggs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Walter Riggle snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Tyler Hess travels in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steve Young and the foul's on Rocky Costa - foul #3 on Rocky Costa, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Michael Lee's pass is intercepted by Joseph Biggs | 30-39 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs hits the finger roll | 30-41 |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Tyler Hess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal tips it home | 32-41 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy McCain (PF), Gary Sears (C) Justin Carrion, Christopher Strong | |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Richard Standifer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt (SF) Joseph Biggs | |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori is hacked by Richard Standifer - foul #4 on Richard Standifer, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SF) Richard Standifer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Curtis Luoma (SG) Steve Young, Thomas Sartori | |
| 18:16 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain is hacked by Tyler Hess - foul #3 on Tyler Hess, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Tyler Hess | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Gary Sears is denied on a dunk by Kevin Carreras | 32-42 |
| 18:02 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt tips it but misses | 32-42 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Walter Riggle grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jordan Spratt - foul #2 on Jordan Spratt, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Rocky Costa makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Rocky Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Walter Riggle - foul #2 on Walter Riggle, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG) Curtis Luoma | |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:16 | Penn State | Walter Riggle throws it down set up by Rocky Costa | 36-43 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 16:58 | Penn State | Michael Lee knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Rocky Costa | 39-43 |
| 16:43 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 39-43 |
| 16:42 | Penn State | Richard Standifer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:35 | Penn State | Walter Riggle hits the finger roll | 41-43 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Gary Sears loses the dribble to Walter Riggle | 41-43 |
| 16:02 | Penn State | Joseph Biggs is called for the reach on Richard Standifer - foul #3 on Joseph Biggs, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Brandon Ezzell (PF) Richard Standifer, Rocky Costa, Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Curtis Luoma (SG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Justin Carrion (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Joseph Biggs, Jordan Spratt, Timothy McCain, Gary Sears | |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Michael Lee lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal and the foul's on Curtis Luoma - foul #2 on Curtis Luoma, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Michael Lee makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lee (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Tyler Hess (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Ezzell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Luoma (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Justin Carrion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma clanks a floater from the left side | 44-43 |
| 15:40 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Christopher Strong - foul #1 on Christopher Strong, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SG), Phillip Jones (C) Michael Lee, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:19 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdelal takes the ball from Thomas Sartori | 46-43 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell is hacked by Justin Carrion - foul #2 on Justin Carrion, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Tyler Hess is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rocky Costa | 49-43 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori lays it up and in | 49-45 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 49-45 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Sartori | 49-45 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 14:01 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Steve Young is fouled on the floor by Rocky Costa - foul #4 on Rocky Costa, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SG), Walter Riggle (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Rocky Costa, Brandon Ezzell, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG), Martin Hendricks (PF), Mark Reynolds (C) Curtis Luoma, Justin Carrion, Christopher Strong | |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Walter Riggle picks off the pass by Joseph Biggs | 49-45 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Mark Reynolds steps in front of the Tyler Hess pass in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Steve Young is denied by Dikembe Abdelal | 49-45 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Tyler Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:13 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Timothy McCain (PF) Steve Young, Mark Reynolds | |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 13:04 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Carreras | 49-45 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Michael Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Biggs - foul #4 on Joseph Biggs, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Phillip Jones (PF) Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Sears (C) Thomas Sartori | |
| 12:40 | Penn State | Tyler Hess comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 12:35 | Ohio State | Gary Sears misses the dunk | 49-45 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Gary Sears grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks is hacked by Phillip Jones - foul #1 on Phillip Jones, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Riggle (PF) Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Curtis Luoma (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Mark Reynolds (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Joseph Biggs, Timothy McCain, Gary Sears | |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Steve Young steals it from Walter Riggle in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks misses the fadeaway from the right side | 49-47 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Phillip Jones grabs the board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lee (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Walter Riggle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Luoma (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jordan Spratt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Hendricks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Penn State | Walter Riggle knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Michael Lee - foul #3 on Michael Lee, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Walter Riggle, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs (SG), Justin Carrion (PF) Curtis Luoma, Mark Reynolds | |
| 11:13 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Tyler Hess's pass is intercepted by Joseph Biggs in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Steve Young lays it in set up by Joseph Biggs | 51-52 |
| 10:46 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal drills a runner near the basket | 53-52 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Carreras denies the turnaround by Joseph Biggs | 53-52 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 10:24 | Ohio State | Joseph Biggs can't finish the layup | 53-52 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal clanks a runner from close range | 53-52 |
| 10:03 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 09:59 | Ohio State | Brandon Ezzell swats the short shot by Joseph Biggs | 53-52 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks tips it but misses | 53-52 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks tips it in | 53-54 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Lee | 55-54 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks clanks a floater from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 09:25 | Penn State | Michael Lee is hacked by Joseph Biggs in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Biggs, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Walter Riggle (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Brandon Ezzell, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Curtis Luoma (SG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Steve Young, Joseph Biggs, Jordan Spratt, Justin Carrion, Martin Hendricks | |
| 09:25 | Penn State | Michael Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:25 | Penn State | Michael Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Timothy McCain | 56-54 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Richard Standifer (SG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Walter Riggle snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 08:30 | Penn State | Michael Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Michael Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Tyler Hess hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 07:58 | Penn State | Phillip Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Phillip Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rocky Costa (SF), Kevin Carreras (C) Michael Lee, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Justin Carrion (PF), Gary Sears (C) Curtis Luoma, Timothy McCain, Christopher Strong | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tyler Hess (tired) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Standifer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rocky Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. PF - Walter Riggle (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Carreras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Steve Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Carrion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Sears (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori is called for a backcourt violation | 56-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt (SF) Jeremy Kuczynski | |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Jordan Spratt steals it from Richard Standifer in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Steve Young misses the easy layup | 56-54 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Tyler Hess gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:06 | Penn State | Tyler Hess misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 07:05 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras tips it but misses | 56-54 |
| 07:03 | Penn State | Walter Riggle snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 06:47 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the turnaround from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori is hacked by Tyler Hess - foul #4 on Tyler Hess, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Phillip Jones (C) Tyler Hess, Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (SG) Jordan Spratt | |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Rocky Costa is hacked by Steve Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Young, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Reynolds (C) Gary Sears | |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Rocky Costa misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Jones | 58-56 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Standifer and he's fouled by Thomas Sartori - foul #2 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (PF) Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma (SG), Timothy McCain (PF) Steve Young, Justin Carrion | |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:00 | Ohio State | Mark Reynolds makes the shot from the left block | 61-58 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG) Jeremy Kuczynski | |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the fadeaway from the left block | 61-61 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Brandon Ezzell - foul #3 on Brandon Ezzell, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Tyler Hess (PG), Walter Riggle (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Dikembe Abdelal, Brandon Ezzell, Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt (SF), Christopher Strong (C) Curtis Luoma, Mark Reynolds | |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain makes the free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Walter Riggle is hacked by Timothy McCain - foul #1 on Timothy McCain, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Carrion (PF) Timothy McCain | |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori is fouled on the floor by Tyler Hess - foul #5 on Tyler Hess, team foul #12 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Tyler Hess | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Gary Sears (C) Steve Young, Christopher Strong | |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:42 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Walter Riggle can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Jordan Spratt grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Walter Riggle pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Walter Riggle is hacked by Justin Carrion in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Carrion, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Phillip Jones (C) Kevin Carreras | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma (SG), Martin Hendricks (PF) Jordan Spratt, Justin Carrion | |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Walter Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Walter Riggle misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Martin Hendricks | 62-66 |
| 03:35 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the lay-in | 62-66 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rocky Costa (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Standifer (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Walter Riggle (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jeremy Kuczynski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Luoma (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Sartori (tiring) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Hendricks (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Sears (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Thomas Sartori is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelal - foul #3 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #12 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (PF) Walter Riggle | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steve Young (PG), Timothy McCain (SF), Christopher Strong (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Thomas Sartori, Gary Sears | |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:07 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 02:49 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks is whistled for a carry | 62-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (PG) Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Curtis Luoma takes the ball from Michael Lee | 62-66 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Curtis Luoma hits the finger roll | 62-68 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Phillip Jones clanks a shot from the right wing | 62-68 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Martin Hendricks | 62-68 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) Phillip Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (SG) Curtis Luoma | |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks lays it up and in | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Steve Young is called for the reach on Richard Standifer - foul #4 on Steve Young, team foul #13 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Walter Riggle (PF) Michael Lee, Brandon Ezzell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Justin Carrion (PF) Jeremy Kuczynski, Timothy McCain, Martin Hendricks | |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Richard Standifer makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Richard Standifer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the easy layup | 64-70 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras makes the turnaround in the paint | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori is hacked by Richard Standifer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Standifer, team foul #13 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lee (SG) Richard Standifer | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-72 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Rocky Costa is called for the reach on Thomas Sartori in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rocky Costa, team foul #14 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Penn State | Phillip Jones (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy McCain (PF) Justin Carrion | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Thomas Sartori is called for the reach on Phillip Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #14 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Carrion (PF) Timothy McCain | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Phillip Jones makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Phillip Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lee - foul #4 on Michael Lee, team foul #15 | 69-73 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Justin Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Michael Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-74 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Phillip Jones gets the offensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Michael Lee misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-74 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong grabs the board | 69-74 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lee - foul #5 on Michael Lee, team foul #16 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Penn State | Brandon Ezzell (SG) Michael Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks (PF) Justin Carrion | |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Walter Riggle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-75 |
| 00:07 | Penn State | Phillip Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Martin Hendricks picks off the pass by Walter Riggle | 69-75 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Sears (C) Christopher Strong | |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Phillip Jones is called for the reach on Martin Hendricks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Jones, team foul #17 | 69-75 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Phillip Jones misses long on a fullcourt shot | 69-77 |