| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gene Parry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Day (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Elias (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Porter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | William Koo is hacked by Bruce Porter - foul #2 on Bruce Porter, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 19:15 | Penn State | Curtis Elias gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:59 | Penn State | Curtis Elias clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 30-36 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | William Day misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 18:55 | Ohio State | Josh Davis grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Lloyd Crawford | 30-38 |
| 18:36 | Penn State | Gene Parry is hacked by Josh Davis - foul #2 on Josh Davis, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lloyd Crawford - foul #1 on Lloyd Crawford, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Curtis Elias makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:16 | Penn State | Curtis Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | Steven Gill takes the ball from Paul Miltenberger | 32-38 |
| 17:43 | Penn State | William Koo steps in front of the William Day pass | 32-38 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Josh Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from William Koo | 32-40 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | William Day misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 32-40 |
| 17:17 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Josh Davis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Gene Parry grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Curtis Elias can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 16:43 | Penn State | William Day gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:24 | Penn State | Curtis Elias misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | William Koo gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:10 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger banks in the layup set up by William Koo | 32-42 |
| 15:57 | Penn State | William Koo is called for the reach on Gene Parry - foul #1 on William Koo, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG), Thomas Goggin (SF), James Das (PF) Steven Gill, William Day, Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (PG), Gilbert Hitchcock (SG), Jim Gutierres (SF), Ralph Dittmar (PF), Ted Johnson (C) William Koo, Josh Davis, Ralph Taube, Lloyd Crawford, Paul Miltenberger | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Goggin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Das (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Porter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Pitcher (fresh) SG - Gilbert Hitchcock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Gutierres (fresh) PF - Ralph Dittmar (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Penn State | Gene Parry clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 15:41 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres banks in the layup and he's hacked by Thomas Goggin - foul #1 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Jim Gutierres makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:18 | Penn State | Bruce Porter double dribbles | 32-45 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Goggin steps in front of the Gilbert Hitchcock pass | 32-45 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Gene Parry banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Goggin | 34-45 |
| 14:43 | Ohio State | James Pitcher hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 14:41 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson hits the follow up shot | 34-47 |
| 14:35 | Penn State | Gene Parry is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gene Parry, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Gill (SG) Chester Marks | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG) James Pitcher | |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 34-47 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | Ralph Dittmar steps in front of the James Das pass | 34-47 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | Steven Gill steals it from William Koo | 34-47 |
| 13:47 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin can't finish the layup | 34-47 |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:19 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Bruce Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Gene Parry hits a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on William Koo - foul #2 on William Koo, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Day (SF), Curtis Elias (C) Thomas Goggin, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Josh Davis (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF), Paul Miltenberger (C) Gilbert Hitchcock, Jim Gutierres, Ralph Dittmar, Ted Johnson | |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Gene Parry makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:39 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger is hacked by James Das - foul #4 on James Das, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Chester Marks (SG) Gene Parry, James Das | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | Josh Davis makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Koo | 37-50 |
| 12:09 | Penn State | Curtis Elias's floater is tipped away by Paul Miltenberger | 37-50 |
| 12:07 | Penn State | Curtis Elias pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Steven Gill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-50 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Josh Davis grabs the board | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chester Marks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Day (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Elias (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Josh Davis (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger loses the dribble to Szczesny Olshefski | 37-50 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Steven Gill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Paul Miltenberger | 37-50 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Josh Davis is fouled on the floor by William Day - foul #3 on William Day, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (PG), Thomas Goggin (SF) Szczesny Olshefski, Steven Gill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (PG), Ralph Dittmar (PF) William Koo, Lloyd Crawford | |
| 10:52 | Ohio State | The short jumper by James Pitcher is denied by William Day | 37-50 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Curtis Elias grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:33 | Penn State | Curtis Elias is hacked by Ralph Dittmar - foul #1 on Ralph Dittmar, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock (SG), Jim Gutierres (SF) Josh Davis, Ralph Taube | |
| 10:28 | Penn State | Chester Marks is called for traveling | 37-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (C) Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:04 | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 10:02 | Penn State | William Day grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Thomas Goggin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | William Day tips it home | 39-50 |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | James Pitcher loses the dribble to Chester Marks | 39-50 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Bruce Porter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gilbert Hitchcock - foul #3 on Gilbert Hitchcock, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Szczesny Olshefski (PG), Steven Gill (SG), Curtis Elias (PF) Gene Parry, Chester Marks, William Day | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Josh Davis (SG), Ralph Taube (SF), Lloyd Crawford (PF), Ted Johnson (C) James Pitcher, Gilbert Hitchcock, Jim Gutierres, Ralph Dittmar, Paul Miltenberger | |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Bruce Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | William Koo clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 08:51 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Thomas Goggin | 40-50 |
| 08:28 | Penn State | Bruce Porter connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Gill | 42-50 |
| 07:59 | Ohio State | William Koo misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Bruce Porter grabs the board | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Szczesny Olshefski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Goggin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Elias (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Porter (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Josh Davis (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Ralph Taube (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ted Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Curtis Elias lays it up and in | 44-50 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Josh Davis | 44-52 |
| 07:15 | Penn State | Ted Johnson steals the ball from Thomas Goggin | 44-52 |
| 06:49 | Ohio State | Josh Davis misses the turnaround from the left block | 44-52 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 06:28 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford clanks a shot from the left side | 44-52 |
| 06:27 | Ohio State | Ted Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Goggin - foul #2 on Thomas Goggin, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gene Parry (PG), William Day (SF), James Das (PF) Szczesny Olshefski, Thomas Goggin, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gilbert Hitchcock (SG), Ralph Dittmar (PF), Paul Miltenberger (C) Josh Davis, Lloyd Crawford, Ted Johnson | |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Gene Parry misses the jumper from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 05:49 | Penn State | Curtis Elias hits the follow up shot | 46-54 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses the lay-in | 46-54 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar gets the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 05:25 | Ohio State | The jump hook by Gilbert Hitchcock is blocked by James Das | 46-54 |
| 05:24 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger is fouled on the floor by Steven Gill - foul #2 on Steven Gill, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Chester Marks (SG) Steven Gill | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Pitcher (PG), Jim Gutierres (SF) William Koo, Ralph Taube | |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | James Das grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 04:49 | Penn State | William Day is whistled for traveling | 46-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (C) Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:22 | Ohio State | James Das swats the dunk try by Paul Miltenberger | 46-55 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger hits the follow up shot | 46-57 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | William Day misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jim Gutierres - foul #2 on Jim Gutierres, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Steven Gill (SG) Chester Marks | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Koo (PG), Josh Davis (SG), Lloyd Crawford (PF) James Pitcher, Gilbert Hitchcock, Ralph Dittmar | |
| 03:56 | Penn State | William Day makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | William Day makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jim Gutierres | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gene Parry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Day (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Das (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Bruce Porter (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Koo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Josh Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Gutierres (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Miltenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | James Das misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jim Gutierres - foul #3 on Jim Gutierres, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Goggin (SF), Curtis Elias (C) William Day, Bruce Porter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ted Johnson (C) Paul Miltenberger | |
| 03:12 | Penn State | James Das makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 03:12 | Penn State | James Das makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford makes the jumper from the right block set up by William Koo | 50-61 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Steven Gill is hacked by Jim Gutierres - foul #4 on Jim Gutierres, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 02:29 | Penn State | Steven Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Day (SF) Thomas Goggin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Taube (SF), Paul Miltenberger (C) Jim Gutierres, Ted Johnson | |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Curtis Elias - foul #3 on Curtis Elias, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Curtis Elias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | Bruce Porter (C) Curtis Elias | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Gene Parry is called for the reach on Paul Miltenberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gene Parry, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ralph Dittmar (PF) Lloyd Crawford | |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:31 | Penn State | James Das knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Bruce Porter | 54-65 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Gill - foul #3 on Steven Gill, team foul #10 | 54-65 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:28 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | Gene Parry misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-66 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | Ralph Taube grabs the board | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | William Day steals it from Josh Davis out of a doubleteam | 54-66 |
| 00:41 | Penn State | William Day banks in the layup | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | William Koo misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Gene Parry - foul #4 on Gene Parry, team foul #11 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lloyd Crawford (PF) Ralph Dittmar | |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | William Koo makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:17 | Ohio State | William Koo misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:17 | Penn State | Bruce Porter pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Penn State | Bruce Porter misses the lay-in | 56-67 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Paul Miltenberger grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | William Koo runs out the clock | 56-67 |