| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fresh) SG - Robert Greene (fresh) SF - James Cook (fresh) PF - Dikembe Araki (fresh) C - George Vogt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fresh) SG - Boris Rutkowski (fresh) SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) PF - Nnamdi Aho (fresh) C - Ryan Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | George Vogt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Penn State | Boris Rutkowski steals the ball from Robert Greene | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Penn State | Robert Greene misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Joey Fink steps in front of the Boris Rutkowski pass | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Ryan Scott blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Araki | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Penn State | Robert Greene pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Penn State | Joey Fink is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Hector Morales (SF), Samuel Baker (PF), Thomas Ladner (C) Joey Fink, James Cook, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho is hacked by Thomas Ladner - foul #1 on Thomas Ladner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Jared Fields (C) Myron Yamasaki, Ryan Scott | |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Jared Fields buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdallah | 0-2 |
| 16:48 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Samuel Baker tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho knocks in the jump hook from close range | 2-4 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Robert Greene buries a shot from the left wing set up by Hector Morales | 4-4 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Boris Rutkowski | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Greene (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Hector Morales (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Samuel Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Ladner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) SG - Boris Rutkowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nnamdi Aho (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Fields (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Penn State | Samuel Baker misses short on a jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 15:32 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), James Cook (SF), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Hector Morales, Samuel Baker, Thomas Ladner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Chidester (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Ryan Scott (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Nnamdi Aho | |
| 15:02 | Penn State | George Vogt misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Jared Fields pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Joey Fink misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Joey Fink - foul #1 on Joey Fink, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Steven Johnson (PF) Dikembe Abdallah, Jared Fields | |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | George Vogt knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Cook | 8-10 |
| 13:46 | Ohio State | Joey Fink takes the ball from Ryan Scott | 8-10 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Joey Fink lays it up and in | 10-10 |
| 13:38 | Ohio State | George Vogt is called for the reach on Ryan Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Vogt, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Hector Morales (SG), Thomas Ladner (PF), James Collins (C) Robert Greene, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG) Jesus Valdez, Myron Yamasaki | |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 10-10 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Thomas Ladner | 10-10 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Joey Fink clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein loses the ball out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Samuel Baker (PF) Joey Fink, James Collins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Jared Fields (C) Justin Chidester, Steven Johnson, Ryan Scott | |
| 12:40 | Penn State | James Cook comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nnamdi Aho - foul #1 on Nnamdi Aho, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Collins (C) Thomas Ladner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:40 | Penn State | James Cook misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:40 | Penn State | James Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein is fouled in the backcourt by Vaughn Schaff - foul #1 on Vaughn Schaff, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Araki (PF) James Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | James Collins pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Samuel Baker is whistled for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Cook (SF), George Vogt (C) Hector Morales, James Collins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Myron Yamasaki (SF) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski | |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki double dribbles | 11-10 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Robert Greene (SG) Vaughn Schaff, Samuel Baker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Justin Chidester (SG), Steven Johnson (C) Jesus Valdez, Nnamdi Aho | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Myron Yamasaki steals the ball from George Vogt | 11-10 |
| 11:33 | Ohio State | Justin Chidester lays it up and in on a great pass from Myron Yamasaki | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joey Fink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greene (tiring) 2 pts. SF - James Cook (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Dikembe Araki (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Chidester (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Myron Yamasaki (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jared Fields (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Penn State | Robert Greene connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joey Fink | 13-12 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki travels in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Collins (C) George Vogt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ryan Scott (C) Jared Fields | |
| 11:09 | Penn State | Robert Greene lays it in on a nice dish by Joey Fink | 15-12 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Greene - foul #1 on Robert Greene, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Hector Morales (SG), Thomas Ladner (PF) Joey Fink, Robert Greene, Dikembe Araki | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG), Nnamdi Aho (PF) Dikembe Abdallah, Justin Chidester, Myron Yamasaki | |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:44 | Penn State | James Collins gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:21 | Penn State | Hector Morales makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Cook | 18-12 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Hector Morales is called for the reach on Nnamdi Aho - foul #1 on Hector Morales, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Samuel Baker (SG), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, James Cook, James Collins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki (SF), Jared Fields (C) Steven Johnson, Ryan Scott | |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Jared Fields is open and scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Peter Schiefelbein | 18-14 |
| 09:36 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner loses the ball out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Araki (PF) Thomas Ladner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Donald Hatcher (C) Myron Yamasaki, Nnamdi Aho | |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Hector Morales - foul #2 on Hector Morales, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG) Hector Morales | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:34 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | George Vogt grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:12 | Penn State | The jump hook by Samuel Baker is blocked by Donald Hatcher | 18-15 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Joey Fink steals the ball from Peter Schiefelbein in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 08:56 | Penn State | Robert Greene misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-15 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Joey Fink steals the ball from Boris Rutkowski in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Joey Fink jams it | 20-15 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdallah | 20-18 |
| 08:12 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki misses the lay-in | 20-18 |
| 08:10 | Penn State | Samuel Baker tips it in | 22-18 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Dikembe Araki is called for the reach on Jared Fields in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Araki, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), James Cook (SF), Thomas Ladner (PF), James Collins (C) Joey Fink, Samuel Baker, Dikembe Araki, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Justin Chidester (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Ryan Scott (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Dikembe Abdallah, Donald Hatcher | |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Jared Fields makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Jared Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner snags the defensive board | 22-19 |
| 08:00 | Penn State | Steven Johnson steps in front of the James Cook pass | 22-19 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Steven Johnson misses the easy layup | 22-19 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | James Cook pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 07:31 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Greene | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Greene (tired) 6 pts. SF - James Cook (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Ladner (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Collins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jesus Valdez (fresh) SG - Justin Chidester (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) PF - Jared Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ryan Scott (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Penn State | James Collins makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez's pass is intercepted by Robert Greene in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| 07:08 | Penn State | Robert Greene can't throw it down | 25-19 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Jared Fields gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 06:51 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesus Valdez | 25-22 |
| 06:49 | Penn State | Justin Chidester steals it from Vaughn Schaff in the backcourt | 25-22 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Justin Chidester | 25-24 |
| 06:27 | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff is fouled on the floor by Justin Chidester - foul #1 on Justin Chidester, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), Samuel Baker (SG), Dikembe Araki (PF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Robert Greene, Thomas Ladner, James Collins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Boris Rutkowski (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Nnamdi Aho (PF), Donald Hatcher (C) Jesus Valdez, Justin Chidester, Steven Johnson, Jared Fields, Ryan Scott | |
| 06:15 | Penn State | Myron Yamasaki blocks the short jumper by George Vogt | 25-24 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 05:57 | Ohio State | The jumper by Peter Schiefelbein is denied by George Vogt | 25-24 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein tips it but misses | 25-24 |
| 05:54 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki can't tip it in | 25-24 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | Joey Fink grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Samuel Baker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joey Fink | 28-24 |
| 05:12 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 28-24 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Joey Fink | 28-24 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Samuel Baker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Boris Rutkowski - foul #1 on Boris Rutkowski, team foul #3 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Greene (SG) James Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Justin Chidester (SF), Steven Johnson (PF), Ryan Scott (C) Peter Schiefelbein, Boris Rutkowski, Myron Yamasaki, Nnamdi Aho, Donald Hatcher | |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Samuel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Samuel Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Robert Greene is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdallah - foul #2 on Robert Greene, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Cook (SF), James Collins (C) Robert Greene, George Vogt | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Samuel Baker clanks a runner from the left block | 29-26 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abdallah snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Justin Chidester | 29-28 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki drills a runner in the paint set up by James Cook and the foul's on Jesus Valdez - foul #1 on Jesus Valdez, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Vaughn Schaff (PG), Robert Greene (SG), Hector Morales (SF), Thomas Ladner (C) Joey Fink, Samuel Baker, James Cook, James Collins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein (PG), Nnamdi Aho (PF) Jesus Valdez, Steven Johnson | |
| 03:42 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:16 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 03:14 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho tips it home | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Vaughn Schaff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Greene (tired) 6 pts. SF - Hector Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Araki (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Ladner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Peter Schiefelbein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Chidester (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nnamdi Aho (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Greene | 34-30 |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Nnamdi Aho can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Ryan Scott tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 02:43 | Penn State | Dikembe Araki grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | Thomas Ladner is fouled on the floor by Justin Chidester - foul #2 on Justin Chidester, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joey Fink (PG), James Collins (PF), George Vogt (C) Vaughn Schaff, Dikembe Araki, Thomas Ladner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski (SG), Myron Yamasaki (SF), Jared Fields (PF), Donald Hatcher (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Justin Chidester, Nnamdi Aho, Ryan Scott | |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Joey Fink makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Greene | 37-30 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Baker (SF) Robert Greene | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Steven Johnson (C) Donald Hatcher | |
| 01:50 | Penn State | James Collins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Hector Morales tips it in | 39-30 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Boris Rutkowski | 39-33 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Samuel Baker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Myron Yamasaki snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 01:07 | Ohio State | Peter Schiefelbein buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Boris Rutkowski | 39-35 |
| 00:38 | Penn State | Samuel Baker hits a floater from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Jared Fields snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Fields | 41-35 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Boris Rutkowski connects on the floater in the lane | 41-37 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Hector Morales hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 41-37 |