| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 2 blk. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer inbounds the ball | 22-22 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the fadeaway from the left block | 22-22 |
| 19:30 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 19:06 | Penn State | George Kepley's floater is tipped away by Pat McElhany | 22-22 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga tips it back up and in | 22-24 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 18:37 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga jams it on a great pass from David Bertrand | 22-26 |
| 17:55 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Tyler Moorer is denied by Wayne Flickinger | 22-26 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones grabs the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 17:38 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore tips it in | 24-26 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | George Kepley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-26 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Patrick Jones, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | George Kepley misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Smalls - foul #1 on James Smalls, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 16:31 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 16:31 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 16:05 | Ohio State | James Smalls misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 16:04 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore hits the follow up shot | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 3 blk. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger lays it in on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 26-29 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 15:15 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-29 |
| 14:52 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Smalls | 28-29 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger blows the layup but he's fouled by James Smalls - foul #2 on James Smalls, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), John Fountain (SG) James Smalls, Patrick Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG) David Bertrand | |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 13:39 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Don Richardson | 31-31 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the shot from the left block set up by Harry Gross and the foul's on Joseph Passmore - foul #2 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Harry Gross | |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Leonard Lechuga steals it from Joseph Passmore | 31-34 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is denied on a layup by Pat McElhany | 31-34 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 31-34 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Don Richardson pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses long on a jumper from the right side | 31-34 |
| 11:46 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Fountain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Penn State | George Kepley is fouled on the floor by John Fountain - foul #1 on John Fountain, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) John Fountain | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:53 | Penn State | A charge is called on George Kepley - foul #3 on George Kepley, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leonard Lechuga - foul #1 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF) Tyler Moorer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 10:39 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 33-37 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Leonard Lechuga - foul #2 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Stamey (PF) Pat McElhany | |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG) David Bertrand | |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Wayne Flickinger | 34-37 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | George Kepley is hacked by Patrick Jones - foul #2 on Patrick Jones, team foul #6 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF), George Predmore (C) Ira Casson, Joseph Passmore | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:26 | Penn State | George Kepley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Stamey - foul #2 on James Stamey, team foul #7 | 34-37 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | George Kepley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | James Stamey snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | James Stamey hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 34-38 |
| 09:00 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | George Kepley misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 08:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to George Predmore | 34-38 |
| 08:14 | Ohio State | Leonard Lechuga steals the ball from James Stamey | 34-38 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | George Kepley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | Paul Cordova is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Gross | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (tiring) 6 pts. PF - James Stamey (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Predmore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harry Gross (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 07:10 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | James Stamey scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Tyler Moorer and he's fouled by Wayne Flickinger - foul #3 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Ira Casson (SF), Joseph Passmore (C) Patrick Jones, Tyler Moorer, George Predmore | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG), Mark McMurtrie (SF) Harry Gross, George Kepley | |
| 06:41 | Ohio State | James Stamey makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | David Bertrand clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Don Richardson gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Don Richardson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ira Casson | 39-40 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger buries a driving attempt from close range | 39-42 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Ira Casson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Don Richardson | 42-42 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Don Richardson grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 04:44 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), Pat McElhany (PF) John Fountain, Ira Casson, James Stamey | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF) Mark McMurtrie | |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Jones | 44-42 |
| 04:10 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Jones | 46-42 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | George Kepley pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Pat McElhany - foul #1 on Pat McElhany, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 03:01 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Don Richardson | 48-43 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| 01:53 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Don Richardson | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 01:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga lays it up and in | 50-45 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 50-45 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Jones | 50-45 |
| 00:44 | Ohio State | Don Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by George Kepley | 50-45 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger can't throw it down | 50-45 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones is hacked by Paul Cordova in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Cordova, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | John Fountain is fouled on the floor by Leonard Lechuga - foul #3 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG) Don Richardson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | Wayne Flickinger is called for the reach on James Smalls - foul #4 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| 00:32 | Ohio State | James Smalls misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 00:28 | Penn State | David Bertrand knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Paul Cordova | 50-47 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG) James Smalls | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | Paul Cordova is called for the reach on John Fountain in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Cordova, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| 00:27 | Ohio State | John Fountain misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | George Kepley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-47 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore is fouled in the backcourt by David Bertrand - foul #1 on David Bertrand, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | George Kepley misses short on a halfcourt shot | 52-47 |