| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Josh Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Parry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Day (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - James Das (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Steven Gill inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Penn State | Gene Parry is fouled on the floor by Ralph Taube - foul #2 on Ralph Taube, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Gene Parry loses the ball out of bounds | 33-25 |
| 19:06 | Ohio State | Josh Davis's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Gene Parry | 33-25 |
| 19:01 | Penn State | Gene Parry misses the lay-in | 33-25 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | James Das tips it home | 33-27 |
| 18:51 | Ohio State | James Das is called for the reach on Paul Miltenberger - foul #3 on James Das, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Curtis Elias (C) James Das | |
| 18:46 | Ohio State | Josh Davis is hacked by Gene Parry - foul #3 on Gene Parry, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 18:40 | Ohio State | Josh Davis tips it in | 35-27 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | William Koo can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | William Day pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Szczesny Olshefski and he's fouled by William Koo - foul #1 on William Koo, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| 18:12 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Curtis Elias picks off the pass by Lloyd Crawford | 35-30 |
| 17:28 | Penn State | William Day comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Gene Parry tips it in | 35-32 |
| 17:08 | Ohio State | Josh Davis lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by William Koo | 37-32 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses the easy layup | 37-32 |
| 16:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Crawford | 37-32 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Elias - foul #1 on Curtis Elias, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (PG), Gilbert Hitchcock (SG), Jim Gutierres (SF), Ralph Dittmar (PF) William Koo, Josh Davis, Ralph Taube, Lloyd Crawford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (PF) William Day | |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:25 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:01 | Penn State | James Pitcher steals it from Bruce Porter | 39-32 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | James Pitcher lays it up and in | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Pitcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gilbert Hitchcock (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jim Gutierres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Miltenberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Gill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Gene Parry clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 15:28 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 15:16 | Ohio State | Szczesny Olshefski is called for the reach on Gilbert Hitchcock - foul #2 on Szczesny Olshefski, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Ted Johnson (C) James Pitcher, Paul Miltenberger | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (PG), James Das (C) Szczesny Olshefski, Curtis Elias | |
| 15:03 | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock misses the jumper from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 15:02 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson hits the follow up shot | 43-32 |
| 14:45 | Penn State | Chester Marks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-32 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | William Koo pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Koo | 45-32 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Chester Marks comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 14:03 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 13:49 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Gilbert Hitchcock | 47-32 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Chester Marks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Josh Davis (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF) Gilbert Hitchcock, Jim Gutierres, Ralph Dittmar | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), William Day (PF) Gene Parry, Bruce Porter | |
| 13:03 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Koo | 49-32 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | James Das misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ted Johnson - foul #1 on Ted Johnson, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (PG), Paul Miltenberger (C) William Koo, Ted Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 12:36 | Penn State | James Das makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | James Das misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 12:26 | Ohio State | Josh Davis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | William Day misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lloyd Crawford - foul #1 on Lloyd Crawford, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG), Curtis Elias (C) Chester Marks, James Das | |
| 12:04 | Penn State | William Day misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:04 | Penn State | William Day makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Pitcher | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Pitcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Josh Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) SG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Gill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Day (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Penn State | Steven Gill can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-34 |
| 11:31 | Penn State | William Day hits the follow up shot | 51-36 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Pitcher | 54-36 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | William Day misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 54-36 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger pulls down the rebound | 54-36 |
| 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 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger evades the doubleteam and hits a floater in the paint set up by James Pitcher and the foul's on Curtis Elias - foul #2 on Curtis Elias, team foul #5 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Gilbert Hitchcock (SG), Jim Gutierres (SF), Ralph Dittmar (PF) James Pitcher, Josh Davis, Ralph Taube, Lloyd Crawford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), Gene Parry (SF), James Das (C) Thomas Goggin, Steven Gill, Curtis Elias | |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses the free throw | 56-36 |
| 10:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Day | 56-36 |
| 10:11 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-38 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | William Day swats the short shot by Paul Miltenberger | 56-38 |
| 09:40 | Penn State | James Das gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| 09:22 | Penn State | Chester Marks loses the dribble to Gilbert Hitchcock | 56-38 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left side | 56-38 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | William Day snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | James Das's pass is intercepted by Ralph Dittmar | 56-38 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar is fouled on the floor by William Day - foul #2 on William Day, team foul #6 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Josh Davis (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF), Ted Johnson (C) Gilbert Hitchcock, Jim Gutierres, Ralph Dittmar, Paul Miltenberger | |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Gill (SF), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Szczesny Olshefski, William Day, James Das | |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Gene Parry steps in front of the Ted Johnson pass | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josh Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Chester Marks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Bruce Porter's fadeaway is rejected by Lloyd Crawford | 56-38 |
| 07:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ted Johnson | 56-38 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Josh Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-38 |
| 06:39 | Penn State | Gene Parry is hacked by Josh Davis - foul #2 on Josh Davis, team foul #5 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (PG) William Koo | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (PG), Szczesny Olshefski (SG), James Das (C) Chester Marks, Gene Parry, Curtis Elias | |
| 06:13 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-38 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Bruce Porter hits the follow up shot | 59-40 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Josh Davis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-40 |
| 06:06 | Penn State | James Das snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| 05:37 | Penn State | James Das's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Gilbert Hitchcock (SG), Jim Gutierres (SF), Ralph Dittmar (PF) James Pitcher, Josh Davis, Ralph Taube, Lloyd Crawford | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Day (PF) Bruce Porter | |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-40 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Thomas Goggin steps in front of the Jim Gutierres pass | 59-40 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin lays it up and in | 59-42 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Steven Gill picks off the pass by Gilbert Hitchcock | 59-42 |
| 04:11 | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-42 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson grabs the board | 59-42 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jim Gutierres | 62-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Hitchcock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jim Gutierres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Dittmar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ted Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Gill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Day (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - James Das (fairly fresh) 3 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Steven Gill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-42 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar grabs the defensive rebound | 62-42 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 62-42 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Hitchcock | 62-42 |
| 02:57 | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Day | 62-42 |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Gilbert Hitchcock - foul #1 on Gilbert Hitchcock, team foul #6 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (PG), Josh Davis (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF), Paul Miltenberger (C) William Koo, Gilbert Hitchcock, Jim Gutierres, Ralph Dittmar, Ted Johnson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (SG), Bruce Porter (PF), Curtis Elias (C) Thomas Goggin, William Day, James Das | |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Steven Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Josh Davis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 02:21 | Penn State | Bruce Porter snags the defensive board | 62-43 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Bruce Porter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lloyd Crawford - foul #2 on Lloyd Crawford, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (PG) Szczesny Olshefski | |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Bruce Porter makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Bruce Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 01:45 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| 01:43 | Penn State | Bruce Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | Gene Parry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | James Pitcher snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube connects on the open jumper near the basket | 64-45 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Chester Marks knocks in the jumper from the left block | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Gene Parry is called for the reach on James Pitcher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gene Parry, team foul #7 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), William Day (PF), James Das (C) Chester Marks, Bruce Porter, Curtis Elias | |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | James Pitcher makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | James Pitcher makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | Gene Parry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Miltenberger | 66-47 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Steven Gill - foul #1 on Steven Gill, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG) James Pitcher | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 00:14 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | William Day comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-47 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Josh Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | William Koo runs out the clock | 67-47 |