| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Rickman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Seng (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Landon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | David Seng inbounds the ball | 31-20 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter hits a floater from the right side and he's hacked by Lindsey Hamilton - foul #2 on Lindsey Hamilton, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Martin Lavigne (SG), Derek Lindauer (C) Roger Padgett, Charles Rickman, Edward Landon | |
| 19:42 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter misses the free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Harry Honeycutt | 33-22 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer is hacked by Spencer Wangberg - foul #1 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Landon (C) Fredrick Hunter | |
| 18:51 | Penn State | Edward Landon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-22 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Maurice Mattson | 35-22 |
| 18:06 | Penn State | Edward Landon knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 35-24 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Edward Landon - foul #2 on Edward Landon, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Charles Rickman (SG) Zachary Harbin, Martin Lavigne | |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses long on a shot from the baseline | 36-24 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Edward Landon grabs the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 17:04 | Penn State | Roger Padgett loses the dribble to Michael Johnson | 36-24 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 38-24 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-24 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Maurice Mattson | 40-24 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Rickman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Seng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derek Lindauer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Landon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #3 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Bradley Mixon (SF), Ashley Rich (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Harry Honeycutt, Maurice Mattson, Lindsey Hamilton, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Trower (PF), Fredrick Hunter (C) Derek Lindauer, Edward Landon | |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Charles Rickman makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Charles Rickman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon makes the jumper from the free throw line | 42-26 |
| 14:51 | Penn State | Charles Rickman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich hits a runner near the basket set up by Rodney Price | 44-29 |
| 14:09 | Penn State | Charles Rickman's pass is intercepted by Rodney Price | 44-29 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodney Price | 46-29 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Roger Padgett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ashley Rich - foul #1 on Ashley Rich, team foul #4 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Michael Johnson, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Penn State | Martin Lavigne (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF) Charles Rickman, David Seng | |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Roger Padgett makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 14:02 | Penn State | Roger Padgett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 14:02 | Ohio State | Rodney Price pulls down the rebound | 46-30 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Fredrick Hunter blocks the jumper by Lindsey Hamilton | 46-30 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Roger Padgett drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-33 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Harry Honeycutt | 48-33 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter buries a floater from the baseline | 48-35 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Fredrick Hunter | 48-35 |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Lindsey Hamilton steals it from Gerald Arnold | 48-35 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton's floater is tipped away by Steven Trower | 48-35 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich grabs the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 11:44 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 11:42 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter grabs the board | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Harry Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Price (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bradley Mixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ashley Rich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Lavigne (fresh) SF - Gerald Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Trower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Fredrick Hunter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Trower | 48-37 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Rodney Price clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 11:08 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Roger Padgett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 48-37 |
| 10:47 | Penn State | Steven Trower hits the follow up shot | 48-39 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is fouled on the floor by Steven Trower - foul #4 on Steven Trower, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG), Maurice Mattson (SF), Spencer Wangberg (C) Rodney Price, Bradley Mixon, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Charles Rickman (SG), David Seng (SF), Derek Lindauer (PF), Edward Landon (C) Roger Padgett, Martin Lavigne, Gerald Arnold, Steven Trower, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Edward Landon - foul #3 on Edward Landon, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:05 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:05 | Penn State | Edward Landon pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin is hacked by Harry Honeycutt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Honeycutt, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Ott (PF) Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Edward Landon can't finish the layup | 49-39 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Seng - foul #3 on David Seng, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:15 | Penn State | David Seng misses the floater from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Maurice Mattson | 50-39 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 08:47 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg tips it home | 52-39 |
| 08:32 | Penn State | David Seng scores on a shot from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harry Honeycutt | 55-41 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Charles Rickman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Maurice Mattson - foul #1 on Maurice Mattson, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Harry Honeycutt, Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Steven Trower (PF) Zachary Harbin, Derek Lindauer | |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Charles Rickman makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:49 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 07:31 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Johnson | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. C - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Roger Padgett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Rickman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Seng (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Trower (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Landon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 07:13 | Penn State | David Seng misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-42 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Rodney Price | 57-42 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Rickman - foul #1 on Charles Rickman, team foul #5 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (SF), Ashley Rich (C) Maurice Mattson, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 06:43 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Steven Trower | 58-42 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | David Seng hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-42 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is hacked by Roger Padgett - foul #2 on Roger Padgett, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), Fredrick Hunter (C) Roger Padgett, Edward Landon | |
| 05:50 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Johnson | 61-42 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | David Seng misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin hits the follow up shot | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Rodney Price is hacked by Zachary Harbin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zachary Harbin, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Padgett (PG), Edward Landon (C) Zachary Harbin, Fredrick Hunter | |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 05:30 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:18 | Penn State | David Seng misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 63-44 |
| 05:17 | Penn State | Edward Landon gets the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Rodney Price is called for the reach on Charles Rickman - foul #3 on Rodney Price, team foul #7 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (C) Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter (C) Edward Landon | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Charles Rickman misses the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is hacked by Roger Padgett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Padgett, team foul #8 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ashley Rich (PF), Timothy Ott (C) Harry Honeycutt, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Zachary Harbin (PG), David Palmer (SG), Gerald Arnold (SF), Derek Lindauer (C) Roger Padgett, Charles Rickman, David Seng, Steven Trower | |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 04:59 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Ashley Rich is called for the reach on David Palmer - foul #2 on Ashley Rich, team foul #8 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (SF) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:50 | Penn State | David Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | David Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich is fouled in the backcourt by David Palmer - foul #1 on David Palmer, team foul #9 | 65-46 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | The jump hook by Fredrick Hunter is blocked by Timothy Ott | 67-46 |
| 04:31 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Ashley Rich is called for the reach on Zachary Harbin - foul #3 on Ashley Rich, team foul #9 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Johnson (SG) Maurice Mattson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:22 | Penn State | Zachary Harbin misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | Rodney Price gets the rebound | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Fredrick Hunter is called for the reach on Ashley Rich - foul #1 on Fredrick Hunter, team foul #10 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Martin Lavigne (SG) David Palmer | |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Martin Lavigne | 69-48 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Derek Lindauer - foul #1 on Derek Lindauer, team foul #11 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Palmer (SG) Martin Lavigne | |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Ashley Rich (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Zachary Harbin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Derek Lindauer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter's fadeaway is rejected by Bradley Mixon | 71-48 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott grabs the board | 71-48 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich is hacked by Gerald Arnold - foul #2 on Gerald Arnold, team foul #12 | 71-48 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 02:35 | Penn State | Michael Johnson picks off the pass by Derek Lindauer | 71-48 |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich misses the lay-in | 71-48 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer snags the defensive board | 71-48 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 71-48 |
| 02:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Timothy Ott | 71-48 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodney Price | 73-48 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Derek Lindauer drills a driving attempt in the paint | 73-50 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 73-50 |
| 01:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Derek Lindauer | 73-50 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Ashley Rich - foul #4 on Ashley Rich, team foul #10 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Martin Lavigne (SG) David Palmer | |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Gerald Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Fredrick Hunter is called for the reach on Rodney Price - foul #2 on Fredrick Hunter, team foul #13 | 73-51 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Rodney Price makes the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| 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 a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Gerald Arnold and he's hacked by Ashley Rich - foul #5 on Ashley Rich, team foul #11 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton (PF) Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Fredrick Hunter makes the free throw | 75-54 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Rodney Price runs out the clock | 75-54 |