| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robin Milan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Keller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Lauria (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | James Keller inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Elijah Black misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robin Milan - foul #2 on Robin Milan, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF) Tony Sims, James Keller, William Robinson | |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Carr - foul #2 on James Carr, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:09 | Penn State | David Gentry comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 29-24 |
| 19:08 | Penn State | David Gentry hits the follow up shot | 29-26 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Robin Milan and he's fouled by Larry Gamboa - foul #1 on Larry Gamboa, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, David Gentry | |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses the free throw | 31-26 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Nelson | 31-26 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Cearley | 34-26 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Tony Sims is hacked by Kenneth Cearley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Cearley, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Gentry (PF) William Robinson | |
| 17:53 | Penn State | David Gentry scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-28 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-28 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Milan | 34-28 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | James Keller steals it from Robin Milan | 34-28 |
| 17:07 | Penn State | Robin Milan steals the ball from Tony Sims | 34-28 |
| 17:02 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robin Milan | 36-28 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | Elijah Black shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 16:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robin Milan | 36-28 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski drills a shot from the left block | 38-28 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Elijah Black is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Kenneth Cearley - foul #2 on Kenneth Cearley, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Robin Milan, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), William Robinson (PF), David Sarvis (C) Tony Sims, James Keller, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:55 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the 3rd free throw | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) PF - William Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Sarvis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by David Sarvis - foul #1 on David Sarvis, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG) Kenneth Cearley | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:34 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Sarvis | 39-31 |
| 15:06 | Penn State | William Robinson banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Elijah Black | 39-33 |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom misses the tip | 39-33 |
| 14:46 | Penn State | David Sarvis pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:20 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa is hacked by Dikembe Chisom - foul #2 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Reynaldo Rossi, Dikembe Chisom, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), Dale Lauria (C) James Carr, David Sarvis | |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Elijah Black is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:29 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF), David Sarvis (C) Larry Gamboa, William Robinson | |
| 13:07 | Penn State | James Keller misses the jumper from the right side | 39-33 |
| 13:06 | Penn State | Dale Lauria tips it in | 39-35 |
| 12:41 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson banks in the layup set up by Dima Sedlacek | 41-35 |
| 12:18 | Penn State | James Keller drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robin Milan - foul #3 on Robin Milan, team foul #6 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF), Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Dima Sedlacek, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Robinson (PF) David Sarvis | |
| 12:18 | Penn State | James Keller makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:53 | Ohio State | Robin Milan is fouled on the floor by Elijah Black - foul #3 on Elijah Black, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (SG) Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF) Tony Sims, James Keller, William Robinson | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Chisom (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 9 pts. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Black (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) PF - David Gentry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley is denied on a layup by Dale Lauria | 41-38 |
| 11:35 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | David Gentry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek (SG) Reynaldo Rossi | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF) James Carr, Larry Gamboa, David Gentry | |
| 10:45 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom tips it home | 45-38 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Kenneth Cearley is called for the reach on James Keller - foul #3 on Kenneth Cearley, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Robin Milan (SG), Ronald Blanton (C) Kenneth Cearley, Dima Sedlacek, Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | David Gentry (PF), David Sarvis (C) William Robinson, Dale Lauria | |
| 10:15 | Penn State | James Keller makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | James Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 09:52 | Penn State | David Gentry grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 09:29 | Penn State | David Sarvis hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 45-40 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Toni Przybyszewski | 45-40 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Sarvis - foul #2 on David Sarvis, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley (PG), Dima Sedlacek (SG) Reynaldo Rossi, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (PG), Larry Gamboa (SF), William Robinson (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Tony Sims, James Keller, David Gentry, David Sarvis | |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa loses the dribble to Robin Milan | 47-40 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Robin Milan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 08:22 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek hits the follow up shot | 49-40 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 49-40 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Dale Lauria snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa is fouled on the floor by Robin Milan - foul #4 on Robin Milan, team foul #8 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF), Kenneth Nelson (C) Dikembe Chisom, Ronald Blanton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Tony Sims (PG), David Gentry (PF) James Carr, William Robinson | |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth Cearley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Toni Przybyszewski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Black (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) PF - David Gentry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Dale Lauria swats the shot by Kenneth Cearley | 49-40 |
| 07:13 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski gets the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF) Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Keller (SF), William Robinson (PF), David Sarvis (C) Larry Gamboa, David Gentry, Dale Lauria | |
| 06:30 | Penn State | Tony Sims comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Kenneth Cearley hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Dima Sedlacek | 51-40 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 05:49 | Penn State | William Robinson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from close range | 51-40 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Kenneth Nelson misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Tony Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Elijah Black shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Toni Przybyszewski and he's hacked by Elijah Black - foul #4 on Elijah Black, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi (PG), Robin Milan (SF), Ronald Blanton (PF) Kenneth Cearley, Dikembe Chisom, Toni Przybyszewski | |
| Subs | Penn State | James Carr (SG), Larry Gamboa (SF), David Gentry (PF), Dale Lauria (C) Elijah Black, James Keller, William Robinson, David Sarvis | |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa loses the dribble to Robin Milan | 54-40 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Robin Milan can't finish the layup | 54-40 |
| 04:26 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Dale Lauria | 54-40 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Dale Lauria buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Carr | 54-42 |
| 03:48 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Dale Lauria is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-42 |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nelson | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Reynaldo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dima Sedlacek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robin Milan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Blanton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Tony Sims (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Gamboa (fresh) PF - David Gentry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dale Lauria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Robin Milan drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reynaldo Rossi and the foul's on Tony Sims - foul #3 on Tony Sims, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski (PF) Kenneth Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Elijah Black (SG), David Sarvis (C) Tony Sims, Dale Lauria | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Robin Milan makes the free throw | 60-42 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | David Sarvis makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Elijah Black and the foul's on Ronald Blanton - foul #2 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #9 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Chisom (SF) Robin Milan | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:48 | Penn State | David Sarvis makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:28 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi tips it home | 62-45 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Elijah Black knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by James Carr - foul #3 on James Carr, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek makes the free throw | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Penn State | David Gentry comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Dikembe Chisom - foul #3 on Dikembe Chisom, team foul #10 | 65-48 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | David Gentry misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | David Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Toni Przybyszewski's fadeaway is rejected by David Gentry | 65-49 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Sarvis | 65-49 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | David Sarvis's pass is intercepted by Reynaldo Rossi | 65-49 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton is hacked by David Sarvis - foul #3 on David Sarvis, team foul #9 | 65-49 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Ronald Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | David Gentry grabs the board | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Penn State | Elijah Black makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Dima Sedlacek misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-51 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | James Carr grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa knocks in the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Ronald Blanton - foul #3 on Ronald Blanton, team foul #11 | 65-53 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Larry Gamboa makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Reynaldo Rossi runs out the clock | 65-54 |