| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kristopher Spier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Elton Ellenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Perry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Robinson (fresh) C - Andrew May (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Robin Milan inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Robin Milan connects on the runner from the right block | 39-37 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | William Perry buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brian Ward | 39-40 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier is whistled for a carry | 39-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG), Chad Cumbie (SF), John Cronin (PF) Kenneth Cearley, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor (SG), Kyle Plyler (SF), Frederic Talsky (C) Elton Ellenberger, Brian Ward, Andrew May | |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Kyle Plyler, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ramon Soto (SG) Kristopher Spier | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG), Brian Ward (SG) Kenneth Taylor, Kyle Plyler | |
| 18:12 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 18:10 | Penn State | Brian Ward grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger hits a floater from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Frederic Talsky steals it from John Perkowski | 39-42 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Brian Ward hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Perry | 39-44 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | John Perkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Kristopher Spier (SG), Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (PF) John Perkowski, Ramon Soto, Chad Cumbie, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG), Christopher Kuo (C) Elton Ellenberger, Brian Ward, Frederic Talsky | |
| 16:43 | Penn State | William Perry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robin Milan | 39-44 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | John Cronin knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Robin Milan | 41-44 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | William Perry drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Furguson | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kristopher Spier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cronin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Furguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Robinson (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Kuo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Christopher Kuo is called for the reach on Kristopher Spier - foul #1 on Christopher Kuo, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG), Chad Cumbie (SF), Chuck Wolfe (C) Kenneth Cearley, Robin Milan, John Cronin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG), Kyle Plyler (SF), Andrew May (C) Charles Furguson, William Perry, Christopher Kuo | |
| 15:12 | Ohio State | Kyle Plyler steals it from Kenneth Nelson | 41-47 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor hits the finger roll set up by Kyle Plyler | 41-49 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | William Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the jumper near the basket set up by Andrew May out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Kenneth Nelson - foul #1 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #1 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald (PG), Robin Milan (SF), John Cronin (PF) John Perkowski, Chad Cumbie, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Ward (SG), Quincy Thomas (C) Kenneth Taylor, Andrew May | |
| 14:32 | Penn State | William Robinson makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | John Cronin misses short on a floater in the lane | 41-52 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Brian Ward snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 13:59 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | John Cronin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:30 | Ohio State | John Cronin is whistled for a carry | 41-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Ramon Soto (SG), Kenneth Nelson (PF) Mark Fitzgerald, Kristopher Spier, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG), Christopher Kuo (PF), Frederic Talsky (C) Elton Ellenberger, Brian Ward, William Robinson, Quincy Thomas | |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Charles Furguson is hacked by Robin Milan - foul #2 on Robin Milan, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG), Kristopher Spier (SG), Chad Cumbie (SF), Chuck Wolfe (C) Kenneth Cearley, Ramon Soto, Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Perry (PG), Brian Ward (SG) Charles Furguson, Kenneth Taylor | |
| 12:49 | Penn State | William Perry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 12:48 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 12:33 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kyle Plyler | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe misses the lay-in | 41-54 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo misses the easy layup | 41-54 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie's pass is intercepted by Kyle Plyler | 41-54 |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kyle Plyler | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Perkowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kristopher Spier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Cumbie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Cronin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Wolfe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Plyler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Kuo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederic Talsky (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-56 |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler makes the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Chad Cumbie - foul #2 on Chad Cumbie, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Ramon Soto (SG), Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (PF) John Perkowski, Kristopher Spier, Chad Cumbie, John Cronin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG), William Robinson (PF), Andrew May (C) William Perry, Brian Ward, Christopher Kuo, Frederic Talsky | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler misses the free throw | 43-58 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto is hacked by Kenneth Taylor - foul #1 on Kenneth Taylor, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Cronin (C) Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Quincy Thomas (SF) Kyle Plyler | |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Robin Milan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | Ramon Soto misses the tip | 43-58 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | William Robinson gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Andrew May shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Taylor and he's hacked by John Cronin - foul #2 on John Cronin, team foul #4 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier (SG), Chuck Wolfe (C) Ramon Soto, John Cronin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (PG) Elton Ellenberger | |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Andrew May misses the free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Charles Furguson pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Quincy Thomas hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-63 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Robin Milan drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor makes the contested jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Quincy Thomas | 46-65 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-65 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Quincy Thomas gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 08:25 | Penn State | William Robinson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 46-65 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Chuck Wolfe | 46-65 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-65 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Quincy Thomas pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Kenneth Taylor works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Robinson | 46-67 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe misses the shot in the paint | 46-67 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Kristopher Spier | 46-67 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kristopher Spier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robin Milan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kenneth Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Chuck Wolfe (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Furguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Quincy Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Robinson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Ohio State | Kristopher Spier misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-67 |
| 07:07 | Penn State | William Robinson pulls down the rebound | 46-67 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Quincy Thomas is hacked by Robin Milan - foul #3 on Robin Milan, team foul #5 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Perkowski (PG), Ramon Soto (SG), Chad Cumbie (SF), John Cronin (C) Kenneth Cearley, Kristopher Spier, Robin Milan, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elton Ellenberger (PG), Brian Ward (SG), Kyle Plyler (SF), Christopher Kuo (PF), Frederic Talsky (C) Charles Furguson, Kenneth Taylor, Quincy Thomas, William Robinson, Andrew May | |
| 06:16 | Penn State | John Cronin swats the shot by Frederic Talsky | 46-67 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson pulls down the rebound | 46-67 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-67 |
| 06:07 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky grabs the defensive rebound | 46-67 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-67 |
| 05:38 | Penn State | Brian Ward tips it back up and in | 46-69 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Elton Ellenberger is called for the reach on John Perkowski - foul #2 on Elton Ellenberger, team foul #4 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe (C) Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Furguson (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SG) Elton Ellenberger, Brian Ward | |
| 05:02 | Ohio State | John Perkowski hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ramon Soto | 48-69 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Charles Furguson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-69 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | Kyle Plyler hits the follow up shot | 48-71 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Perkowski | 50-71 |
| 03:55 | Penn State | Charles Furguson is whistled for a carry | 50-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald (PG), Kristopher Spier (SG), Robin Milan (PF) John Perkowski, Ramon Soto, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:32 | Ohio State | Robin Milan hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kristopher Spier | 52-71 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe (C) Chad Cumbie | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Mark Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Kristopher Spier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robin Milan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Cronin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Wolfe (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Charles Furguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Plyler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Kuo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederic Talsky (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Kyle Plyler - foul #4 on Kyle Plyler, team foul #5 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie (SF), Kenneth Nelson (PF) Robin Milan, Chuck Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson clanks a turnaround in the lane | 52-71 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Chad Cumbie tips it home | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:32 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo hits a jumpshot from the left side | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Ohio State | Mark Fitzgerald misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-73 |
| 02:16 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson can't tip it in | 54-73 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Frederic Talsky grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Christopher Kuo hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block set up by Kenneth Taylor | 54-75 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kristopher Spier and he's fouled by Christopher Kuo - foul #2 on Christopher Kuo, team foul #6 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Chuck Wolfe (C) Mark Fitzgerald, Chad Cumbie, John Cronin | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:11 | Penn State | Charles Furguson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Frederic Talsky | 57-78 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Chuck Wolfe comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 57-78 |
| 00:50 | Ohio State | Robin Milan snags the offensive board | 57-78 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley's pass is intercepted by Christopher Kuo | 57-78 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Kenneth Cearley is called for the reach on Charles Furguson - foul #1 on Kenneth Cearley, team foul #6 | 57-78 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Charles Furguson runs out the clock | 57-78 |