| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fresh) SG - Robert Sullivan (fresh) SF - John Welch (fresh) PF - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Alex Brewer (fresh) SG - Matthew Carvalho (fresh) SF - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) C - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | John Welch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to John Welch | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | Eric Finley buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Spencer Wangberg | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino lays it up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | John Welch slams it home set up by Eric Finley | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Carvalho | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Gibbons | 7-4 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (PF), Reuben Croft (C) Spencer Wangberg, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (PG), Roger Padgett (SG), Raymond Green (SF), Bruce Freeman (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Alex Brewer, Matthew Carvalho, Lawrence Thompson, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | John Welch misses the dunk | 7-4 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Miguel Garza | 7-4 |
| 17:08 | Penn State | Herman Westfall's floater is knocked away by Robert Sullivan | 7-4 |
| 17:06 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dan Elliott | 10-4 |
| 16:22 | Penn State | Raymond Green blows the layup | 10-4 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), Rodney Price (SG), Robert Gibbons (C) Eric Finley, Robert Sullivan, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF), Oswaldo Marino (C) Raymond Green, Herman Westfall | |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino comes up short on the floater from the left side | 10-4 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Augustine Romano (fresh) SG - Rodney Price (fresh) SF - John Welch (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Reuben Croft (fairly fresh) C - Robert Gibbons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Miguel Garza (fairly fresh) SG - Roger Padgett (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fresh) C - Oswaldo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | John Welch is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Augustine Romano | 12-4 |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman's layup is rejected by Robert Gibbons | 12-4 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Bruce Freeman - foul #1 on Bruce Freeman, team foul #1 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Spencer Wangberg (PF), Dan Elliott (C) Rodney Price, Reuben Croft, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Matthew Carvalho (SG), Lawrence Thompson (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Miguel Garza, Roger Padgett, Bruce Freeman, Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano makes the free throw | 15-4 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Eric Finley steps in front of the Lawrence Thompson pass in the backcourt | 15-4 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Welch | 18-4 |
| 14:19 | Penn State | Alex Brewer is called for traveling | 18-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), Robert Gibbons (C) Augustine Romano, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Matthew Carvalho, Herman Westfall | |
| 14:00 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons is called for traveling | 18-4 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Herman Westfall (C) Raymond Green, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-4 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson tips it home | 18-6 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Eric Finley loses the ball out of bounds | 18-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG) Eric Finley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Oswaldo Marino (C) Matthew Carvalho, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Herman Westfall | |
| 13:08 | Penn State | Roger Padgett is hacked by Spencer Wangberg - foul #1 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #1 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Dan Elliott (C) Robert Sullivan, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Bruce Freeman | |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Rodney Price - foul #1 on Rodney Price, team foul #2 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reuben Croft (SF) John Welch | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF) Roger Padgett, Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 18-7 |
| 12:51 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is hacked by Alex Brewer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Brewer, team foul #2 | 18-8 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-8 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Matthew Carvalho - foul #1 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #3 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), Robert Gibbons (C) Rodney Price, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (PG), Roger Padgett (SG), Raymond Green (SF), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Alex Brewer, Matthew Carvalho, Bruce Freeman, Lawrence Thompson | |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reuben Croft (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dan Elliott (fairly fresh) C - Robert Gibbons (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Miguel Garza (fresh) SG - Roger Padgett (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Green (fresh) PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) C - Oswaldo Marino (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Miguel Garza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG), John Welch (SF) Eric Finley, Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson (SF) Raymond Green | |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Padgett - foul #1 on Roger Padgett, team foul #4 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG) Miguel Garza | |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | John Welch misses short on an open floater from the left block | 19-8 |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger gets the rebound | 19-8 |
| 11:27 | Penn State | Alex Brewer can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-8 |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino tips it home | 19-10 |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Sullivan | 22-10 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | Alex Brewer misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-10 |
| 10:57 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson hits the follow up shot | 22-12 |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Lawrence Thompson picks off the pass by Dan Elliott | 22-12 |
| 10:37 | Penn State | Robert Gibbons steals the ball from Alex Brewer | 22-12 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-12 |
| 10:09 | Penn State | Roger Padgett gets the rebound | 22-12 |
| 09:48 | Penn State | Alex Brewer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-12 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 09:43 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Rodney Price (SG), Reuben Croft (SF), Spencer Wangberg (PF) Augustine Romano, Robert Sullivan, John Welch, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (PG), Matthew Carvalho (SG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Herman Westfall (C) Alex Brewer, Roger Padgett, Lawrence Thompson, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 22-12 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Herman Westfall | 22-12 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Eric Finley is called for the reach on Miguel Garza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Finley, team foul #3 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino (PF) Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Herman Westfall scores on a runner from the baseline | 22-14 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Eric Finley and he's hacked by Oswaldo Marino - foul #1 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), Dan Elliott (C) Rodney Price, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Lawrence Thompson (SF), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Miguel Garza, Bruce Freeman, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the free throw | 25-14 |
| 08:27 | Penn State | Herman Westfall hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Alex Brewer | 25-16 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Lawrence Thompson is called for the reach on Reuben Croft in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (PG), Bruce Freeman (SF), Oswaldo Marino (C) Alex Brewer, Lawrence Thompson, Herman Westfall | |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Thomas Wolfenbarger swats the dunk try by Reuben Croft | 25-16 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Miguel Garza snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reuben Croft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Spencer Wangberg (tiring) 2 pts. C - Dan Elliott (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Miguel Garza (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Carvalho (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (tiring) C - Oswaldo Marino (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino misses the floater near the basket | 25-16 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Matthew Carvalho is called for the reach on Robert Sullivan - foul #2 on Matthew Carvalho, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Augustine Romano (SF), Robert Gibbons (C) Eric Finley, Reuben Croft, Dan Elliott | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Roger Padgett (SG), Raymond Green (SF), Lawrence Thompson (PF), Herman Westfall (C) Miguel Garza, Matthew Carvalho, Bruce Freeman, Thomas Wolfenbarger, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Alex Brewer is called for 10 seconds | 27-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Welch (SF) Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Roger Padgett | |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Rodney Price and the foul's on Herman Westfall - foul #1 on Herman Westfall, team foul #8 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (SG), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Raymond Green, Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons misses the free throw | 29-16 |
| 06:40 | Penn State | Herman Westfall gets the rebound | 29-16 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Augustine Romano steps in front of the Roger Padgett pass in the backcourt | 29-16 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Oswaldo Marino - foul #2 on Oswaldo Marino, team foul #9 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Robert Sullivan (SG), Reuben Croft (SF) Augustine Romano, Rodney Price, John Welch | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Green (SG), Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Roger Padgett, Oswaldo Marino | |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Herman Westfall grabs the board | 30-16 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Herman Westfall clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Robert Sullivan - foul #1 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #4 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dan Elliott (PF) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Herman Westfall makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Herman Westfall misses the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:44 | Ohio State | Eric Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft is hacked by Lawrence Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #10 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Freeman (SF) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:40 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft misses the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger snags the defensive board | 31-17 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | Herman Westfall's pass is intercepted by Dan Elliott in the backcourt | 31-17 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Raymond Green is called for the reach on Eric Finley - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #11 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Welch (SF) Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (SG) Bruce Freeman | |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Eric Finley misses the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Herman Westfall misses the fadeaway from the left side | 32-17 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | John Welch grabs the board | 32-17 |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Robert Gibbons's pass is intercepted by Roger Padgett in the backcourt | 32-17 |
| 04:36 | Penn State | Alex Brewer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-17 |
| 04:34 | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger gets the offensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Herman Westfall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Finley - foul #2 on Eric Finley, team foul #5 | 32-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Augustine Romano (SF), Spencer Wangberg (PF), Reuben Croft (C) Robert Sullivan, John Welch, Dan Elliott, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Penn State | Miguel Garza (PG), Bruce Freeman (SF) Alex Brewer, Roger Padgett | |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Herman Westfall misses the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Herman Westfall makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 03:57 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft makes the wide open floater from the left wing set up by Eric Finley | 34-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Eric Finley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Price (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Augustine Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Spencer Wangberg (very tired) 3 pts. C - Reuben Croft (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Miguel Garza (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Wolfenbarger (tired) 3 reb. C - Herman Westfall (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Penn State | Raymond Green knocks in the jumper from the left block | 34-20 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg's fadeaway is rejected by Herman Westfall | 34-20 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Bruce Freeman snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Reuben Croft steps in front of the Herman Westfall pass in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Eric Finley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-20 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Reuben Croft grabs the offensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Eric Finley is hacked by Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #12 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan (SG), John Welch (SF), Dan Elliott (PF), Robert Gibbons (C) Rodney Price, Augustine Romano, Spencer Wangberg, Reuben Croft | |
| Subs | Penn State | Alex Brewer (PG), Matthew Carvalho (SG), Lawrence Thompson (SF), Oswaldo Marino (PF) Miguel Garza, Raymond Green, Bruce Freeman, Thomas Wolfenbarger | |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-20 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Eric Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 02:26 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson is hacked by John Welch in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Welch, team foul #6 | 36-20 |
| 02:06 | Penn State | Dan Elliott denies the turnaround by Oswaldo Marino | 36-20 |
| 02:05 | Penn State | Herman Westfall snags the offensive board | 36-20 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino is hacked by Dan Elliott - foul #1 on Dan Elliott, team foul #7 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Augustine Romano (PG) Eric Finley | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano is hacked by Herman Westfall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Westfall, team foul #13 | 36-22 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Oswaldo Marino | 37-22 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Augustine Romano steals the ball from Herman Westfall | 37-22 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano lays it up and in | 39-22 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino clanks a jump hook from close range | 39-22 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Matthew Carvalho grabs the offensive board | 39-22 |
| 01:04 | Penn State | Herman Westfall scores on a jumper from the right wing | 39-24 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-24 |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Robert Sullivan snags the offensive board | 39-24 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Dan Elliott's floater is tipped away by Oswaldo Marino | 39-24 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | Augustine Romano grabs the offensive board | 39-24 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | John Welch hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the left block | 39-24 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Oswaldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 39-24 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Finley (PG), Rodney Price (SG), Spencer Wangberg (PF), Reuben Croft (C) Augustine Romano, Robert Sullivan, Dan Elliott, Robert Gibbons | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Wolfenbarger (PF) Herman Westfall | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 39-24 |