| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dwayne O'Niell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Wathen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Allbright (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Stott (fresh) C - Terry Farrell (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright inbounds the ball | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-25 |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Schultz | 46-25 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-25 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Gary Stott tips it but misses | 46-25 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ross Florkowski | 46-25 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Schultz | 48-25 |
| 18:55 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Gary Stott | 48-27 |
| 18:37 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 48-27 |
| 18:35 | Penn State | Terry Farrell gets the rebound | 48-27 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Benjamin Murphy steals the ball from Dwayne O'Niell | 48-27 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski banks in the layup on a great pass from Benjamin Murphy | 50-27 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright clanks a floater near the basket | 50-27 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski pulls down the rebound | 50-27 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly loses the dribble to Terry Farrell in the backcourt | 50-27 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright is whistled for traveling | 50-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG), James Brown (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF), Chester Cain (PF), James Hale (C) Ross Florkowski, Mark Kelly, Benjamin Murphy, Richard Schultz, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Abel Lee (SF), Ignacio Alaniz (PF), Chris Dumond (C) Donald Wathen, Joseph Allbright, Gary Stott, Terry Farrell | |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | James Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Dumond - foul #1 on Chris Dumond, team foul #1 | 50-27 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Gary Augustine is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gary Augustine, team foul #1 | 50-27 |
| 17:17 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 50-27 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter is fouled on the floor by Chester Cain - foul #3 on Chester Cain, team foul #3 | 50-27 |
| 17:03 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter is hacked by Gary Augustine - foul #3 on Gary Augustine, team foul #4 | 50-27 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-27 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque gets the rebound | 50-27 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | James Hale is hacked by Chris Dumond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Dumond, team foul #2 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG) Gary Augustine | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (SG), Stanley Carr (PF), George Buono (C) James Brown, Stephen Bourque, James Hale | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Allbright (SF), Gary Stott (PF), Harry Holahan (C) Abel Lee, Ignacio Alaniz, Chris Dumond | |
| 16:04 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Allbright | 50-29 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Dwayne O'Niell picks off the pass by Chester Cain in the backcourt | 50-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Cain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Buono (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Baxter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwayne O'Niell (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Allbright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Stott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Holahan (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-31 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-31 |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski snags the offensive board | 50-31 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Chester Cain hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 50-31 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Gary Stott gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright gets the offensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 14:34 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Harry Holahan | 50-33 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly's pass is intercepted by Harry Holahan in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| 14:18 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Harry Holahan | 50-35 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-35 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Gary Stott gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 13:35 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Dwayne O'Niell | 50-37 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly hits a jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Samuel Baxter - foul #2 on Samuel Baxter, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Richard Schultz (PF), Patrick Molden (C) Ross Florkowski, Chester Cain, Stanley Carr, George Buono | |
| Subs | Penn State | Burton Sneed (PG), Donald Wathen (SG), Abel Lee (SF), Terry Farrell (PF), Chris Dumond (C) Samuel Baxter, Dwayne O'Niell, Joseph Allbright, Gary Stott, Harry Holahan | |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Donald Wathen drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Burton Sneed | 53-39 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Abel Lee - foul #1 on Abel Lee, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG) Mark Kelly | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 12:32 | Penn State | Donald Wathen hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Burton Sneed | 55-42 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | James Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Donald Wathen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-42 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | Chris Dumond pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 11:59 | Penn State | Donald Wathen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Augustine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Schultz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Burton Sneed (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Wathen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abel Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Farrell (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Chris Dumond (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy clanks a shot in the paint | 57-42 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Abel Lee | 57-42 |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Burton Sneed buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Wathen and he's hacked by Gary Augustine - foul #4 on Gary Augustine, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Mark Kelly (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF), James Hale (C) Gary Augustine, James Brown, Benjamin Murphy, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Allbright (SF), Ignacio Alaniz (PF) Abel Lee, Chris Dumond | |
| 11:23 | Penn State | Burton Sneed makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:00 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-46 |
| 10:58 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly snags the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Donald Wathen misses the runner from the left block | 57-46 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Hale | 57-46 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque misses the tip | 57-46 |
| 09:59 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | Burton Sneed misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-46 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Burton Sneed steps in front of the Ross Florkowski pass in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 09:26 | Penn State | Donald Wathen misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | James Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Richard Schultz connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 08:49 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ignacio Alaniz | 59-48 |
| 08:29 | Ohio State | James Hale lays it in | 61-48 |
| 08:09 | Penn State | Terry Farrell is called for a charge - foul #2 on Terry Farrell, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Augustine (PG), James Brown (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Chester Cain (PF), Patrick Molden (C) Ross Florkowski, Mark Kelly, Stephen Bourque, Richard Schultz, James Hale | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Dwayne O'Niell (SG), Abel Lee (SF), Gary Stott (PF), Chris Dumond (C) Burton Sneed, Donald Wathen, Joseph Allbright, Ignacio Alaniz, Terry Farrell | |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Chester Cain drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Murphy | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gary Augustine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chester Cain (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Molden (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Baxter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwayne O'Niell (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Abel Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Stott (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Chris Dumond (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Patrick Molden denies the turnaround by Dwayne O'Niell | 63-48 |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Chris Dumond tips it back up and in | 63-50 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden throws it down set up by James Brown | 65-50 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell is fouled on the floor by Gary Augustine - foul #5 on Gary Augustine, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG) Gary Augustine | |
| Subs | Penn State | Burton Sneed (PG) Samuel Baxter | |
| 06:56 | Penn State | Burton Sneed misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-50 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 06:47 | Ohio State | Chester Cain connects on the jumper from the baseline | 67-50 |
| 06:31 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 69-53 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Burton Sneed comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 05:56 | Penn State | Abel Lee tips it home | 69-55 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy misses the easy layup | 69-55 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Burton Sneed misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Benjamin Murphy - foul #1 on Benjamin Murphy, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (SG), Stanley Carr (PF), George Buono (C) James Brown, Chester Cain, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (SG), Joseph Allbright (SF), Harry Holahan (C) Dwayne O'Niell, Abel Lee, Chris Dumond | |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Burton Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Burton Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | George Buono grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 69-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell (SG) Burton Sneed | |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Kelly - foul #3 on Mark Kelly, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:53 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Stanley Carr | 69-57 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly misses the 3 from the right corner | 69-57 |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Harry Holahan is fouled on the floor by George Buono - foul #1 on George Buono, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stephen Bourque (SF) Benjamin Murphy | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Harry Holahan makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:23 | Penn State | Harry Holahan misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | Stanley Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-58 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Samuel Baxter steps in front of the Ross Florkowski pass in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| 03:51 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell lays it in on a great pass from Samuel Baxter | 69-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Ross Florkowski (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Kelly (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Bourque (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Buono (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Baxter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dwayne O'Niell (tiring) 25 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Allbright (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Gary Stott (tired) 4 reb. C - Harry Holahan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 03:40 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 03:24 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harry Holahan | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 02:34 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Baxter | 72-64 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Chester Cain (SF), Patrick Molden (PF), James Hale (C) Mark Kelly, Stephen Bourque, Stanley Carr, George Buono | |
| Subs | Penn State | Burton Sneed (PG), Donald Wathen (SG), Abel Lee (SF), Ignacio Alaniz (PF), Chris Dumond (C) Samuel Baxter, Dwayne O'Niell, Joseph Allbright, Gary Stott, Harry Holahan | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ignacio Alaniz - foul #3 on Ignacio Alaniz, team foul #6 | 72-64 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Abel Lee | 74-66 |
| 01:59 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Richard Schultz (PF) James Brown, Chester Cain, James Hale | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dwayne O'Niell (SG), Joseph Allbright (SF), Gary Stott (PF), Terry Farrell (C) Donald Wathen, Abel Lee, Ignacio Alaniz, Chris Dumond | |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Benjamin Murphy makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Ross Florkowski | 76-66 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright is fouled on the floor by Mark Kelly - foul #4 on Mark Kelly, team foul #10 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF), Chester Cain (PF), James Hale (C) Mark Kelly, Benjamin Murphy, Richard Schultz, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Donald Wathen (SG), Ignacio Alaniz (PF), Chris Dumond (C) Burton Sneed, Dwayne O'Niell, Gary Stott, Terry Farrell | |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:27 | Penn State | Joseph Allbright makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Kelly (SG), Benjamin Murphy (SF), Richard Schultz (PF), Patrick Molden (C) James Brown, Stephen Bourque, Chester Cain, James Hale | |
| Subs | Penn State | Burton Sneed (PG), Dwayne O'Niell (SG), Gary Stott (PF), Terry Farrell (C) Samuel Baxter, Donald Wathen, Ignacio Alaniz, Chris Dumond | |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Patrick Molden knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Benjamin Murphy | 78-68 |
| 00:59 | Penn State | Patrick Molden steps in front of the Burton Sneed pass | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Burton Sneed - foul #4 on Burton Sneed, team foul #7 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (SG), Stephen Bourque (SF), Stanley Carr (PF), George Buono (C) Ross Florkowski, Benjamin Murphy, Richard Schultz, Patrick Molden | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baxter (PG), Donald Wathen (SG), Abel Lee (SF), Ignacio Alaniz (PF), Chris Dumond (C) Burton Sneed, Dwayne O'Niell, Joseph Allbright, Gary Stott, Terry Farrell | |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Mark Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz grabs the defensive rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #11 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski (PG), Chester Cain (PF), James Hale (C) Mark Kelly, Stanley Carr, George Buono | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski is hacked by Samuel Baxter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Baxter, team foul #8 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Carr (PF), George Buono (C) Chester Cain, James Hale | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Ross Florkowski misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Ignacio Alaniz | 79-69 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | George Buono is called for the reach on Samuel Baxter - foul #2 on George Buono, team foul #12 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chester Cain (PF), James Hale (C) Stanley Carr, George Buono | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Samuel Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | James Brown gets the rebound | 79-69 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | James Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Wathen - foul #2 on Donald Wathen, team foul #9 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Stanley Carr (PF), George Buono (C) Chester Cain, James Hale | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Chris Dumond grabs the board | 80-69 |
| 00:33 | Penn State | Donald Wathen loses the dribble to George Buono | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Ignacio Alaniz - foul #4 on Ignacio Alaniz, team foul #10 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chester Cain (PF), James Hale (C) Stanley Carr, George Buono | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz snags the defensive board | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Ignacio Alaniz hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 81-69 |