| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alan Rix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Francis Bad (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Devin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicolas Krehbiel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lindsey Gilbert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Kraus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner inbounds the ball | 35-17 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | Manuel Page is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-17 |
| 19:35 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Fred Coleman | 35-17 |
| 19:16 | Penn State | Devin Johnson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-19 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Devin Johnson is called for the reach on William Guffey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Devin Johnson, team foul #1 | 35-19 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | William Guffey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-19 |
| 18:58 | Ohio State | Francis Bad tips it back up and in | 37-19 |
| 18:40 | Penn State | Nicolas Krehbiel knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-21 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF) Kevin Kleiner | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Powers (SF), John Delreal (C) Fred Coleman, Kenneth Kraus | |
| 18:20 | Penn State | John Delreal can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by William Guffey - foul #1 on William Guffey, team foul #1 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick (PF), Tommy Archuleta (C) Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Park (SG), Daniel Grogg (PF) Nicolas Krehbiel, Lindsey Gilbert | |
| 18:20 | Penn State | John Delreal misses the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 18:20 | Penn State | John Delreal misses the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 18:20 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick grabs the defensive rebound | 37-21 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Devin Johnson is called for the reach on William Guffey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Devin Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Giunta (SF) Devin Johnson | |
| 18:00 | Ohio State | William Guffey hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Degnan | 40-21 |
| 17:45 | Penn State | John Delreal's layup is rejected by Tommy Archuleta | 40-21 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | James Degnan snags the defensive board | 40-21 |
| 17:39 | Ohio State | Manuel Page connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Guffey | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:22 | Penn State | Robert Giunta clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-21 |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | James Degnan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:14 | Ohio State | William Guffey is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-21 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-21 |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Manuel Page comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-21 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Manuel Page grabs the offensive board | 43-21 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | Manuel Page hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Guffey | 46-21 |
| 16:19 | Penn State | Robert Park connects on the 3 from the left corner | 46-24 |
| 16:01 | Ohio State | William Guffey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Degnan | 49-24 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Degnan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Hetrick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Archuleta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Powers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Park (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Giunta (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Grogg (fairly fresh) C - John Delreal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Penn State | John Delreal travels with the ball | 49-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), George Brown (SG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Alan Rix (PF), Francis Bad (C) William Guffey, Manuel Page, James Degnan, Bruce Hetrick, Tommy Archuleta | |
| Subs | Penn State | Devin Johnson (PG), Nicolas Krehbiel (SG), Fred Coleman (SF), Lindsey Gilbert (PF), Kenneth Kraus (C) William Powers, Robert Park, Robert Giunta, Daniel Grogg, John Delreal | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | George Brown travels in the backcourt | 49-24 |
| 15:31 | Penn State | Lindsey Gilbert misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-24 |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner gets the rebound | 49-24 |
| 15:04 | Ohio State | Alan Rix misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-24 |
| 15:02 | Penn State | Fred Coleman gets the rebound | 49-24 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Lindsey Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-24 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | Francis Bad gets the rebound | 49-24 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Nicolas Krehbiel is called for the reach on Kim Cannella in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nicolas Krehbiel, team foul #3 | 49-24 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Alan Rix can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Lindsey Gilbert - foul #1 on Lindsey Gilbert, team foul #4 | 49-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), Edward Bryd (SF), Bruce Hetrick (C) Kim Cannella, Kevin Kleiner, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Faulk (PG) Devin Johnson | |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Alan Rix makes the 1st free throw | 50-24 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Alan Rix makes the 2nd free throw | 51-24 |
| 13:59 | Penn State | Lindsey Gilbert is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lindsey Gilbert, team foul #5 | 51-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF) Edward Bryd | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Alan Rix can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-24 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lindsey Gilbert | 51-24 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Nicolas Krehbiel can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on George Brown - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #2 | 51-24 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG), Tommy Archuleta (C) George Brown, Alan Rix | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Nicolas Krehbiel makes the 1st free throw | 51-25 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Nicolas Krehbiel misses the 2nd free throw | 51-25 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta gets the rebound | 51-25 |
| 12:55 | Ohio State | James Degnan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-25 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | Kenneth Kraus grabs the board | 51-25 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Fred Coleman scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from George Faulk | 51-27 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | James Degnan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Coleman - foul #2 on Fred Coleman, team foul #6 | 51-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Francis Bad (C) William Guffey, Bruce Hetrick, Tommy Archuleta | |
| Subs | Penn State | Devin Johnson (PG), Robert Park (SG), William Powers (SF), John Delreal (C) George Faulk, Nicolas Krehbiel, Fred Coleman, Kenneth Kraus | |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | James Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 52-27 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | James Degnan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-27 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Francis Bad snags the offensive board | 52-27 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella is called for a backcourt violation | 52-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Brown (SG), Alan Rix (PF) Manuel Page, James Degnan | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Giunta (SF) Lindsey Gilbert | |
| 11:50 | Penn State | William Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-27 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | John Delreal grabs the offensive rebound | 52-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kim Cannella (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alan Rix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Francis Bad (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Devin Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Park (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Giunta (fresh) PF - William Powers (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Delreal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Penn State | John Delreal misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Kleiner - foul #2 on Kevin Kleiner, team foul #3 | 52-27 |
| 11:41 | Penn State | John Delreal makes the 1st free throw | 52-28 |
| 11:41 | Penn State | John Delreal misses the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Alan Rix grabs the defensive rebound | 52-28 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 52-28 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | George Brown hits the follow up shot | 54-28 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | William Powers makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Delreal | 54-31 |
| 10:42 | Ohio State | Alan Rix is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Kleiner | 56-31 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | John Delreal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-31 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to John Delreal | 56-31 |
| 10:01 | Penn State | Robert Park lays it in | 56-33 |
| 09:42 | Ohio State | Francis Bad's pass is intercepted by Robert Park | 56-33 |
| 09:27 | Penn State | Francis Bad is called for the reach on William Powers - foul #1 on Francis Bad, team foul #4 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), Manuel Page (SG), James Degnan (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF), Tommy Archuleta (C) Kim Cannella, George Brown, Kevin Kleiner, Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Faulk (PG), Nicolas Krehbiel (SG), Fred Coleman (SF), Lindsey Gilbert (PF), Daniel Grogg (C) Devin Johnson, Robert Park, Robert Giunta, William Powers, John Delreal | |
| 09:11 | Penn State | George Faulk misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-33 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta grabs the defensive rebound | 56-33 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | William Guffey is hacked by George Faulk in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Faulk, team foul #7 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Devin Johnson (PG) George Faulk | |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 1st free throw | 57-33 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Nicolas Krehbiel buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-36 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Degnan | 61-36 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | Nicolas Krehbiel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-36 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | William Guffey snags the defensive board | 61-36 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | William Guffey is hacked by Devin Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Devin Johnson, team foul #8 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Powers (PG), Kenneth Kraus (C) Devin Johnson, Daniel Grogg | |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-36 |
| 07:55 | Penn State | William Guffey steps in front of the Kenneth Kraus pass | 63-36 |
| 07:33 | Ohio State | James Degnan is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Guffey | 65-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Degnan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Archuleta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Powers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicolas Krehbiel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Coleman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lindsey Gilbert (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Kraus (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Nicolas Krehbiel buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Bruce Hetrick - foul #1 on Bruce Hetrick, team foul #5 | 65-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), George Brown (SG), Edward Bryd (SF) William Guffey, Manuel Page, Tommy Archuleta | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Faulk (PG), Daniel Grogg (PF), John Delreal (C) Fred Coleman, Lindsey Gilbert, Kenneth Kraus | |
| 07:29 | Penn State | Nicolas Krehbiel makes the free throw | 65-39 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Edward Bryd misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-39 |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella tips it home | 67-39 |
| 06:41 | Penn State | William Powers is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hetrick - foul #2 on Bruce Hetrick, team foul #6 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Park (SG) Nicolas Krehbiel | |
| 06:29 | Penn State | George Faulk can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 67-39 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | John Delreal misses the tip | 67-39 |
| 06:26 | Penn State | Daniel Grogg tips it home | 67-41 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | James Degnan is fouled on the floor by George Faulk - foul #5 on George Faulk, team foul #9 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Giunta (SF) George Faulk | |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | James Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 68-41 |
| 06:08 | Ohio State | James Degnan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-41 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Daniel Grogg grabs the board | 68-41 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Robert Park misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George Brown - foul #4 on George Brown, team foul #7 | 68-41 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Robert Park makes the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 06:04 | Penn State | Robert Park makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 05:39 | Ohio State | James Degnan drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kim Cannella | 71-43 |
| 05:33 | Penn State | John Delreal clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-43 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Bruce Hetrick | 71-43 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Edward Bryd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-43 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Robert Park gets the rebound | 71-43 |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Robert Giunta clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-43 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Edward Bryd gets the rebound | 71-43 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | James Degnan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-43 |
| 04:25 | Penn State | Robert Giunta grabs the defensive rebound | 71-43 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | William Powers clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by George Brown - foul #5 on George Brown, team foul #8 | 71-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta (SF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 04:19 | Penn State | William Powers misses the 1st free throw | 71-43 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | William Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | James Degnan misses short on an open shot from the right block | 71-44 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Robert Giunta grabs the defensive rebound | 71-44 |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Robert Giunta comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Tommy Archuleta - foul #1 on Tommy Archuleta, team foul #9 | 71-44 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Robert Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Robert Giunta makes the 2nd free throw | 71-46 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-46 |
| 03:33 | Penn State | William Powers makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Delreal | 71-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kim Cannella (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Bryd (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Archuleta (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Degnan (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Hetrick (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Powers (tired) 9 pts. SG - Robert Park (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Giunta (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Grogg (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Delreal (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-48 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Edward Bryd is called for the reach on Robert Park - foul #1 on Edward Bryd, team foul #10 | 71-48 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Robert Park makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Robert Park makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 02:54 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kim Cannella | 74-50 |
| 02:46 | Penn State | William Powers buries a shot in the lane | 74-52 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Edward Bryd misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-52 |
| 02:20 | Penn State | Robert Giunta grabs the board | 74-52 |
| 02:15 | Penn State | Robert Giunta clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-52 |
| 02:14 | Ohio State | James Degnan pulls down the rebound | 74-52 |
| 01:51 | Ohio State | Edward Bryd connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Hetrick | 77-52 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Robert Giunta lays it up and in | 77-54 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Robert Park is called for the reach on Kim Cannella in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Park, team foul #10 | 77-54 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella misses the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella makes the 2nd free throw | 78-54 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Daniel Grogg hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Bruce Hetrick - foul #3 on Bruce Hetrick, team foul #11 | 78-56 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Daniel Grogg misses the free throw | 78-56 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | James Degnan snags the defensive board | 78-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta blows the wide open layup | 78-56 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick grabs the offensive rebound | 78-56 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Powers - foul #2 on William Powers, team foul #11 | 78-56 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella makes the 1st free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella makes the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Robert Giunta drills a 3 from the left wing | 80-59 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella runs out the clock | 80-59 |