| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Haney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Valez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Rucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Bellows (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Vigil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Bates (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Darryl Magoon (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Titus Smithey (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Roy Bates inbounds the ball | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Larry Vigil misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Haney - foul #1 on Kevin Haney, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Edgell (PF) Darryl Magoon | |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Larry Vigil misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Larry Vigil makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-47 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Roy Bates is hacked by Michael White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darryl Magoon (PF) James Edgell | |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Michael White is called for the reach on Larry Vigil - foul #4 on Michael White, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG) Michael White | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Edgell (PF) Darryl Magoon | |
| 18:47 | Penn State | Roy Bates steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Christensen (SG), Branko Zerr (PF), Carlos Copeland (C) Kevin Haney, Peter Rucker, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darryl Magoon (PF) James Edgell | |
| 18:30 | Ohio State | Darryl Magoon is called for the reach on Oliver Valez - foul #2 on Darryl Magoon, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin White (SF) Oliver Valez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Davis (SG) Larry Vigil | |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Justin White tips it home | 39-47 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | Robert Bellows makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 17:41 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon's fadeaway is rejected by Darryl Magoon | 39-50 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Robert Bellows grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 17:33 | Penn State | Robert Bellows loses the ball out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Haney (SG), Oliver Valez (SF), Peter Rucker (PF), Shawn Cunningham (C) Austin Christensen, Justin White, Branko Zerr, Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (PG), Larry Vigil (SG), James Edgell (PF) Robert Bellows, Roger Davis, Darryl Magoon | |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney blows the layup but he's hacked by Larry Vigil - foul #3 on Larry Vigil, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (PG) James Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (PG), Darryl Magoon (PF) Larry Vigil, James Edgell | |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Titus Smithey grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Rucker - foul #1 on Peter Rucker, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Beck (PF) Peter Rucker | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon misses the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-50 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Roy Bates grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Robert Bellows misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Cunningham | 42-50 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Austin Christensen (SG), Justin White (SF), Peter Rucker (PF), Carlos Copeland (C) Donald Stacy, Kevin Haney, Oliver Valez, Michael Beck, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (SG), James Edgell (PF) Doug Baker, Darryl Magoon | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Austin Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin White (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Rucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Bellows (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Vigil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roy Bates (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Edgell (fresh) C - Titus Smithey (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Justin White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-50 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker gets the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland hits a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Bellows - foul #2 on Robert Bellows, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darryl Magoon (PF) James Edgell | |
| 15:17 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Titus Smithey misses the lay-in | 45-50 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon can't tip it in | 45-50 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon tips it home | 45-52 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Justin White misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 45-52 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Titus Smithey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Robert Bellows's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oliver Valez (SF), Branko Zerr (PF), Michael Beck (C) Austin Christensen, Peter Rucker, Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jerry Johnson (C) Titus Smithey | |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Jerry Johnson swats the short shot by Justin White | 45-52 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Roy Bates snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Branko Zerr | 45-52 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Jerry Johnson denies the turnaround by Justin White | 45-52 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Jerry Johnson grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 13:49 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Roy Bates | 45-54 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Sturgeon | 47-54 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | Larry Vigil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (PG), Kevin Haney (SG), Shawn Cunningham (C) James Sturgeon, Justin White, Branko Zerr | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Tillman (SF), Titus Smithey (C) Robert Bellows, Jerry Johnson | |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Roy Bates comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Beck - foul #2 on Michael Beck, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael White (PG), Peter Rucker (PF) Donald Stacy, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (PG), James Edgell (PF) Edward Tillman, Darryl Magoon | |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Roy Bates makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 13:16 | Penn State | Roy Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | James Edgell steps in front of the Peter Rucker pass | 47-56 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Roy Bates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | James Edgell pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Robert Bellows drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-58 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez scores on a shot from the right side | 49-58 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Roy Bates throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Christensen (SG), Carlos Copeland (C) Kevin Haney, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (PG), Roger Davis (SG), Darryl Magoon (PF) Robert Bellows, Larry Vigil, James Edgell | |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Michael White's fadeaway is rejected by Titus Smithey | 49-58 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Titus Smithey snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Peter Rucker denies the turnaround by Roy Bates | 49-58 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Titus Smithey snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon misses long on a shot from the right block | 49-58 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Carlos Copeland | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Austin Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Valez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Rucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Doug Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Bates (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Magoon (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Titus Smithey (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Michael White comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 11:32 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker misses the lay-in | 49-58 |
| 11:12 | Penn State | Doug Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon can't finish the layup | 49-58 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | Michael White knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Peter Rucker | 51-58 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | Roy Bates is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Roy Bates, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Kevin Haney (SG), Justin White (SF), Branko Zerr (PF), Michael Beck (C) Michael White, Austin Christensen, Oliver Valez, Peter Rucker, Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Bellows (PG), Larry Vigil (SG) Doug Baker, Roger Davis | |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Beck | 53-58 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Larry Vigil is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Haney - foul #2 on Kevin Haney, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon drills a fadeaway from the right block | 53-60 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney double dribbles | 53-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (SG), Shawn Cunningham (C) Kevin Haney, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:40 | Penn State | Robert Bellows can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Justin White misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roy Bates - foul #4 on Roy Bates, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Beck (PF) Branko Zerr | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Tillman (SF) Roy Bates | |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Titus Smithey drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robert Bellows | 55-62 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Justin White evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Donald Stacy | 57-62 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Justin White steps in front of the Robert Bellows pass in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Donald Stacy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Justin White | 59-62 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Edward Tillman is fouled in the backcourt by Justin White - foul #3 on Justin White, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael White (PG), Kevin Haney (SG) James Sturgeon, Donald Stacy | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Edward Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Edward Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham is hacked by Titus Smithey - foul #2 on Titus Smithey, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Branko Zerr (PF) Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Edgell (PF) Darryl Magoon | |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Bellows - foul #3 on Robert Bellows, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (SG), Darryl Magoon (PF) Larry Vigil, James Edgell | |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:32 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Robert Bellows is hacked by Michael White - foul #5 on Michael White, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Oliver Valez (SF), Michael Beck (PF), Carlos Copeland (C) Michael White, Justin White, Branko Zerr, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (SG) Doug Baker | |
| 08:17 | Penn State | Robert Bellows misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 08:17 | Ohio State | Michael Beck grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez loses the dribble to Edward Tillman | 61-64 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Titus Smithey misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-64 |
| 07:51 | Ohio State | Michael Beck grabs the board | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Sturgeon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Haney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oliver Valez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Beck (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Bellows (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Vigil (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Tillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Magoon (tired) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - Titus Smithey (tired) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Tillman - foul #2 on Edward Tillman, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Christensen (SG) Kevin Haney | |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (SG), Roy Bates (SF) Larry Vigil, Edward Tillman | |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 07:44 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Robert Bellows can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Robert Bellows steps in front of the Oliver Valez pass | 63-64 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Robert Bellows misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Beck | 63-64 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Darryl Magoon - foul #3 on Darryl Magoon, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (PG), Peter Rucker (PF), Shawn Cunningham (C) James Sturgeon, Michael Beck, Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (SG), James Edgell (PF) Doug Baker, Darryl Magoon | |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 06:35 | Penn State | James Edgell makes the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Shawn Cunningham - foul #2 on Shawn Cunningham, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Haney (SG), Justin White (SF) Austin Christensen, Oliver Valez | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:35 | Penn State | James Edgell makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:24 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham connects on the shot from the left block set up by Justin White | 67-67 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Titus Smithey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darryl Magoon (PF) James Edgell | |
| 05:59 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham can't connect on a runner in the paint | 67-67 |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney misses the tip | 67-67 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Roy Bates is called for the reach on Justin White - foul #5 on Roy Bates, team foul #10 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Branko Zerr (PF) Kevin Haney, Peter Rucker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Tillman (SF) Roy Bates | |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Justin White makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Justin White misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Darryl Magoon pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Titus Smithey is called for traveling | 68-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Haney (SG) Donald Stacy | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Davis (SG) Larry Vigil | |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Roger Davis - foul #1 on Roger Davis, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Christensen (SG), Oliver Valez (SF) Kevin Haney, Justin White | |
| Subs | Penn State | Larry Vigil (SG) Roger Davis | |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Titus Smithey pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 05:00 | Penn State | James Sturgeon steals it from Edward Tillman | 69-67 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Larry Vigil steps in front of the James Sturgeon pass in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Titus Smithey drills a jumper from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 69-69 |
| 04:29 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez snags the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Austin Christensen and he's fouled by Titus Smithey - foul #3 on Titus Smithey, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Haney (SG), Justin White (SF), Peter Rucker (PF) Austin Christensen, Oliver Valez, Branko Zerr | |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (SG), James Edgell (PF) Larry Vigil, Darryl Magoon | |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham makes the free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:06 | Penn State | Robert Bellows's pass is intercepted by Peter Rucker in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Haney | 74-69 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Shawn Cunningham is called for the reach on Edward Tillman - foul #3 on Shawn Cunningham, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Donald Stacy (PG), Carlos Copeland (C) James Sturgeon, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darryl Magoon (PF) James Edgell | |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Edward Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:43 | Penn State | Edward Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Carlos Copeland pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Donald Stacy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Haney (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Justin White (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Peter Rucker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Bellows (very tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Doug Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Tillman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darryl Magoon (tired) 17 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Titus Smithey (very tired) 13 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Doug Baker is called for the reach on Kevin Haney - foul #2 on Doug Baker, team foul #13 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Davis (SG), Larry Vigil (SF) Doug Baker, Edward Tillman | |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker grabs the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Carlos Copeland and he's fouled by Robert Bellows - foul #4 on Robert Bellows, team foul #14 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oliver Valez (SF) Justin White | |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (SG), Edward Tillman (SF) Roger Davis, Larry Vigil | |
| 03:09 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker makes the free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Peter Rucker swats the short shot by Titus Smithey | 78-70 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Oliver Valez grabs the board | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney clanks a 3 from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 02:48 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker tips it back up and in | 80-70 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG), Austin Christensen (SG) Donald Stacy, Kevin Haney | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Davis (SG), Larry Vigil (SF) Doug Baker, Edward Tillman | |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Titus Smithey is fouled on the floor by Carlos Copeland - foul #3 on Carlos Copeland, team foul #11 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Beck (PF) Peter Rucker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (SF) Roger Davis | |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Titus Smithey makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Titus Smithey makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Haney (SG), Peter Rucker (PF) Austin Christensen, Michael Beck | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Tillman (SF) Doug Baker | |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Peter Rucker double dribbles | 80-72 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (SF), James Edgell (PF) Edward Tillman, Darryl Magoon | |
| 02:01 | Penn State | Titus Smithey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham (C) Carlos Copeland | |
| Subs | Penn State | Darryl Magoon (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) James Edgell, Titus Smithey | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Larry Vigil is called for the reach on Kevin Haney - foul #4 on Larry Vigil, team foul #15 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Christensen (PG), Branko Zerr (PF) James Sturgeon, Peter Rucker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Tillman (SF), Titus Smithey (C) Doug Baker, Jerry Johnson | |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney misses the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Robert Bellows travels with the ball | 81-72 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 81-72 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham is hacked by Robert Bellows in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Bellows, team foul #16 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Doug Baker (PG) Robert Bellows | |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Shawn Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-72 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Larry Vigil is called for the reach on Kevin Haney - foul #5 on Larry Vigil, team foul #17 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin White (SF), Carlos Copeland (C) Oliver Valez, Shawn Cunningham | |
| Subs | Penn State | Roger Davis (SG), James Edgell (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) Larry Vigil, Darryl Magoon, Titus Smithey | |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney makes the 1st free throw | 83-72 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Kevin Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 01:41 | Penn State | James Edgell pulls down the rebound | 83-72 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Branko Zerr swats the short shot by Edward Tillman | 83-72 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr grabs the defensive rebound | 83-72 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr is hacked by Doug Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Doug Baker, team foul #18 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Sturgeon (PG) Kevin Haney | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr makes the 1st free throw | 84-72 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Branko Zerr makes the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | James Edgell's dunk attempt is rejected by Branko Zerr | 85-72 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Edward Tillman gets the offensive rebound | 85-72 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Doug Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 85-72 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | Justin White snags the defensive board | 85-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon is fouled on the floor by Doug Baker - foul #4 on Doug Baker, team foul #19 | 85-72 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon makes the 1st free throw | 86-72 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 86-72 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Jerry Johnson gets the rebound | 86-72 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Penn State | Roger Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Copeland | 86-72 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Justin White | 86-72 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | James Sturgeon runs out the clock | 86-72 |