| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) SF - James English (fresh) PF - Sean Basham (fresh) C - Francis Morton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) SG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) PF - Clarence Gore (fresh) C - Adam Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Adam Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Penn State | Michael Krieg lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Ohio State | James English lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Jones | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Penn State | Francis Morton swats the shot by Clarence Gore | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Ohio State | James English pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | James English scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Henry Giannini | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Michael Krieg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Paul Jones's pass is intercepted by Dominic Mancini | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier lays it in on a nice dish by Dominic Mancini | 4-4 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | James English hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Francis Morton | 7-4 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Michael Krieg misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:41 | Penn State | Michael Krieg snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 17:23 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini tips it home | 7-6 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini is hacked by Kevin Frazier - foul #1 on Kevin Frazier, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Olin Zacher (SG), Lawerence Sapp (SF), Clarence Adcock (C) Kevin Frazier, Michael Krieg, Adam Williams | |
| 16:56 | Ohio State | Francis Morton misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 7-6 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Sean Basham tips it back up and in | 9-6 |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 16:39 | Ohio State | Francis Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:21 | Ohio State | Clarence Adcock swats the short shot by Francis Morton | 9-6 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Paul Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:08 | Ohio State | Paul Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 16:07 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lawerence Sapp | 9-6 |
| 15:49 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 15:47 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Giannini (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James English (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sean Basham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Morton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olin Zacher (fresh) SF - Lawerence Sapp (fresh) PF - Clarence Gore (fairly fresh) C - Clarence Adcock (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Sean Basham tips it in | 11-6 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-6 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Francis Morton snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Paul Jones drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Giannini and he's hacked by Clarence Gore - foul #1 on Clarence Gore, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SG), Bert Lyon (SF), Jared Potter (C) Henry Giannini, James English, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Adam Williams (C) Dominic Mancini, Lawerence Sapp, Clarence Gore | |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Paul Jones makes the free throw | 14-6 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Michael Krieg is fouled on the floor by Bert Lyon - foul #1 on Bert Lyon, team foul #1 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SG) Paul Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (PF) Clarence Adcock | |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Michael Krieg knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Olin Zacher | 14-8 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Jared Potter drills a jumper from the left block set up by Sean Basham and he's hacked by Clarence Gore - foul #2 on Clarence Gore, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Francis Morton (C) Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG), Clarence Adcock (PF) Olin Zacher, Clarence Gore | |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | Jared Potter makes the free throw | 17-8 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Frazier and he's fouled by Jonathan Meacham - foul #1 on Jonathan Meacham, team foul #2 | 17-10 |
| 13:51 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham is fouled on the floor by Michael Krieg - foul #1 on Michael Krieg, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Giannini (SG) Jonathan Meacham | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp (PF) Clarence Adcock | |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Jared Potter blows the layup | 17-11 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Adam Williams snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Henry Giannini is called for the reach on Kevin Frazier - foul #1 on Henry Giannini, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), James English (SF) Bert Lyon, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Olin Zacher (PG) Dominic Mancini | |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp can't connect on a runner in the lane | 17-11 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp tips it but misses | 17-11 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | James English pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | James English comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 12:18 | Ohio State | James English pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Paul Jones clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Olin Zacher - foul #1 on Olin Zacher, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (PF), Francis Morton (C) John Yarbro, Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Adcock (PF) Michael Krieg | |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Paul Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Paul Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 11:44 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock clanks a turnaround in the lane | 19-11 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | James English gets the rebound | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Giannini (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James English (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Basham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Morton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Olin Zacher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawerence Sapp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Adcock (fresh) C - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Ohio State | Paul Jones misses the shot from the right wing | 19-11 |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 11:22 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp loses the dribble to Sean Basham | 19-11 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Francis Morton connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by James English and he's fouled by Kevin Frazier - foul #2 on Kevin Frazier, team foul #6 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SG) Henry Giannini | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG), Michael Krieg (SF) Kevin Frazier, Lawerence Sapp | |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Francis Morton makes the free throw | 22-11 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock hits a shot in the paint | 22-13 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Francis Morton is blocked by Adam Williams | 22-13 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 22-13 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | James English steals the ball from Dominic Mancini | 22-13 |
| 10:21 | Ohio State | Paul Jones throws it down on a nice dish by James English | 24-13 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock loses the dribble to James English | 24-13 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | James English blows the layup | 24-13 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Sean Basham gets the offensive rebound | 24-13 |
| 09:58 | Ohio State | Francis Morton is whistled for a carry | 24-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SG), Bert Lyon (SF), Jared Potter (C) Paul Jones, James English, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Olin Zacher is whistled for a carry | 24-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Giannini (SG) Jonathan Meacham | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:33 | Ohio State | Adam Williams denies the turnaround by Jared Potter | 24-13 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock gets the rebound | 24-13 |
| 09:25 | Penn State | Michael Krieg comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 24-13 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Adam Williams grabs the offensive board | 24-13 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-13 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Jared Potter gets the rebound | 24-13 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Michael Krieg picks off the pass by Jared Potter | 24-13 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Olin Zacher is fouled on the floor by Sean Basham - foul #1 on Sean Basham, team foul #4 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (PG) John Yarbro | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp (PF) Clarence Adcock | |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Sean Basham - foul #2 on Sean Basham, team foul #5 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Francis Morton (C) Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp misses the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 08:48 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Jonathan Meacham and he's hacked by Dominic Mancini - foul #1 on Dominic Mancini, team foul #7 | 26-14 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Bert Lyon makes the free throw | 27-14 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Francis Morton is called for the reach on Adam Williams - foul #1 on Francis Morton, team foul #6 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), James English (SF) Jonathan Meacham, Bert Lyon | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp misses short on a jumper from the left side | 27-14 |
| 08:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James English | 27-14 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Jared Potter misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-14 |
| 07:55 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Adam Williams | 27-14 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini is whistled for traveling | 27-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SG) Henry Giannini | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Adcock (PF) Michael Krieg | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Yarbro (fresh) SF - James English (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Francis Morton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olin Zacher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawerence Sapp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Adcock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Williams (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Ohio State | Paul Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 27-14 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp grabs the board | 27-14 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Yarbro - foul #1 on John Yarbro, team foul #7 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SG), Bert Lyon (SF) James English, Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Krieg (SF) Lawerence Sapp | |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses the 1st free throw | 27-14 |
| 06:58 | Penn State | Olin Zacher makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Francis Morton comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Clarence Adcock - foul #1 on Clarence Adcock, team foul #8 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jared Potter (PF) Paul Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Francis Morton makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Francis Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jared Potter - foul #1 on Jared Potter, team foul #8 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (PF) Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Clarence Gore (PF) Olin Zacher, Adam Williams | |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock misses the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Francis Morton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 29-16 |
| 06:16 | Ohio State | Sean Basham tips it but misses | 29-16 |
| 06:14 | Penn State | Michael Krieg snags the defensive board | 29-16 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 29-16 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock tips it home | 29-18 |
| 05:53 | Ohio State | Francis Morton banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Yarbro | 31-18 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Michael Krieg comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Bert Lyon - foul #2 on Bert Lyon, team foul #9 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), James English (SF), Jared Potter (C) John Yarbro, Jonathan Meacham, Bert Lyon, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp (C) Clarence Adcock | |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Michael Krieg makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Michael Krieg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Paul Jones buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Giannini | 34-20 |
| 04:51 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier is called for a backcourt violation | 34-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Adcock (C) Michael Krieg | |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Paul Jones hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Giannini | 36-20 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on James English - foul #1 on James English, team foul #10 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Francis Morton (C) Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp misses the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp misses the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Francis Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 04:16 | Ohio State | Paul Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 36-20 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Clarence Adcock | 36-20 |
| 03:53 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock is whistled for a carry | 36-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (PF) Sean Basham | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Williams (C) Clarence Adcock | |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | John Yarbro misses the jumper from the right side | 36-20 |
| 03:38 | Penn State | Adam Williams snags the defensive board | 36-20 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James English (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Yarbro (fresh) C - Francis Morton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawerence Sapp (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Gore (fairly fresh) C - Adam Williams (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Henry Giannini is called for the reach on Kevin Frazier - foul #2 on Henry Giannini, team foul #11 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Sean Basham (PF), Jared Potter (C) James English, Francis Morton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Krieg (SF) Lawerence Sapp | |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Jared Potter connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Henry Giannini | 38-22 |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-22 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Gore | 38-22 |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini makes the shot from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Clarence Gore - foul #3 on Clarence Gore, team foul #9 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (SF) Paul Jones | |
| Subs | Penn State | Olin Zacher (PG), Clarence Adcock (PF) Dominic Mancini, Clarence Gore | |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Michael Krieg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Krieg, team foul #10 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SG), James English (SF), Francis Morton (C) Henry Giannini, Bert Lyon, Jared Potter | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Francis Morton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Adam Williams - foul #1 on Adam Williams, team foul #11 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp (SF) Michael Krieg | |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Francis Morton makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Francis Morton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock snags the defensive board | 41-24 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Olin Zacher is fouled on the floor by John Yarbro - foul #2 on John Yarbro, team foul #12 | 41-24 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Olin Zacher makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 01:22 | Penn State | Olin Zacher makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Sean Basham is hacked by Clarence Adcock - foul #2 on Clarence Adcock, team foul #12 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bert Lyon (SG) John Yarbro | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Sean Basham makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Adam Williams gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp drills a runner from the left block | 42-28 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | James English misses the shot from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | Francis Morton hits the follow up shot | 44-28 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp misses the dunk attempt | 44-28 |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp snags the offensive board | 44-28 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Sean Basham gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Sean Basham misses short on a fullcourt shot | 44-28 |