| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Eddie Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Snyder (fresh) PF - Billy Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alan Rix (fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Bad (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Bad | 32-41 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Michael Collins misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Francis Bad - foul #1 on Francis Bad, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Michael Collins misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Michael Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 19:15 | Ohio State | Francis Bad misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-41 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Collins | 33-41 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Michael Collins can't connect on a floater from the left side | 33-41 |
| 18:48 | Ohio State | Francis Bad snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | Francis Bad comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-41 |
| 18:31 | Ohio State | Alan Rix pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | Francis Bad is hacked by Joey White - foul #2 on Joey White, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Francis Bad misses the dunk | 33-41 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Alan Rix gets the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Alan Rix is fouled on the floor by Billy Campbell - foul #2 on Billy Campbell, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | William Guffey is hacked by Joey White - foul #3 on Joey White, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Cook (SG) Joey White | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Degnan (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF), Tommy Archuleta (C) Kevin Kleiner, Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Robert Cook makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-44 |
| 16:32 | Ohio State | Michael Collins steals the ball from William Guffey | 36-44 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Joshua Snyder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Eddie Stanley grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Michael Collins comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 36-44 |
| 16:02 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Tommy Archuleta | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Eddie Stanley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cook (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Snyder (fairly fresh) PF - Billy Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Degnan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Archuleta (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Manuel Page misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 15:36 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 15:24 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Collins | 36-44 |
| 15:18 | Iowa | William Guffey steps in front of the Robert Cook pass | 36-44 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Manuel Page misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick hits the follow up shot | 36-46 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Billy Campbell comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Degnan - foul #2 on James Degnan, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Max Earley (PG), Joey White (SG), Travis Starr (C) Eddie Stanley, Joshua Snyder, Michael Collins | |
| 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 | |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Billy Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Billy Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:33 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 14:31 | Ohio State | Alan Rix pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Kleiner and the foul's on Robert Cook - foul #2 on Robert Cook, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Copher (PF) Billy Campbell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Travis Starr buries a turnaround in the lane | 40-49 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Francis Bad scores on a turnaround from close range | 40-51 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Robert Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Kleiner - foul #1 on Kevin Kleiner, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG) Kim Cannella | |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Robert Cook misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Alan Rix clanks a floater from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Travis Starr pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:05 | Iowa | Joey White misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 13:03 | Iowa | William Copher tips it but misses | 41-51 |
| 13:02 | Ohio State | Francis Bad grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 12:45 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Travis Starr gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | William Copher is fouled on the floor by Francis Bad - foul #2 on Francis Bad, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lino Maciejewski (SF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG) George Brown | |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Lino Maciejewski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lino Maciejewski, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lino Maciejewski - foul #2 on Lino Maciejewski, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Eddie Stanley (PG), Joshua Snyder (SF), Michael Collins (C) Max Earley, Lino Maciejewski, Travis Starr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick (PF), James Degnan (C) Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Eddie Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Snyder (fresh) PF - William Copher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Degnan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Joey White buries a floater from the left block | 43-53 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eddie Stanley - foul #1 on Eddie Stanley, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Max Earley (SG), Billy Campbell (PF) Joey White, William Copher | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta (C) Kevin Kleiner | |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Collins | 43-54 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Michael Collins lays it up and in on a great pass from Eddie Stanley | 45-54 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | William Guffey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Billy Campbell pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Manuel Page is called for the reach on Max Earley - foul #2 on Manuel Page, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joey White (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Travis Starr (C) Max Earley, Joshua Snyder, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Rix (PF), Francis Bad (C) Bruce Hetrick, Tommy Archuleta | |
| 10:11 | Iowa | Joey White is hacked by Manuel Page - foul #3 on Manuel Page, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG) William Guffey | |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Kim Cannella is called for the reach on Travis Starr - foul #1 on Kim Cannella, team foul #7 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Max Earley (PG) Eddie Stanley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Travis Starr misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Francis Bad gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Manuel Page comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Max Earley - foul #1 on Max Earley, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Manuel Page makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Manuel Page makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Joey White hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Starr | 48-56 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | Joey White pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | Robert Cook hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Max Earley | 51-56 |
| 08:03 | Ohio State | Alan Rix comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | Francis Bad tips it back up and in | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Max Earley (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joey White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Billy Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Starr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kim Cannella (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Page (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Degnan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Rix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Bad (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:54 | Iowa | Robert Cook dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joey White | 53-58 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | Alan Rix knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Manuel Page | 53-60 |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Robert Cook loses the dribble to Kim Cannella | 53-60 |
| 07:07 | Ohio State | James Degnan lays it in set up by Kim Cannella | 53-62 |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Billy Campbell makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-62 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Joey White steals it from James Degnan | 55-62 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Joey White comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on James Degnan - foul #3 on James Degnan, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Eddie Stanley (PG), Joshua Snyder (SF), William Copher (PF), Michael Collins (C) Max Earley, Robert Cook, Billy Campbell, Travis Starr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Guffey (PG), George Brown (SG), Kevin Kleiner (SF), Bruce Hetrick (PF), Tommy Archuleta (C) Kim Cannella, Manuel Page, James Degnan, Alan Rix, Francis Bad | |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Joey White misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Joey White misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:20 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 06:12 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 06:11 | Ohio State | William Guffey tips it but misses | 55-62 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | William Copher snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Joey White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-62 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Kevin Kleiner grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | George Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta grabs the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 05:17 | Ohio State | William Guffey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Copher | 55-62 |
| 05:02 | Iowa | Joey White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Cook (SG) Joey White | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Tommy Archuleta scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Guffey | 55-64 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Michael Collins is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Collins, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | William Guffey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Kleiner and he's fouled by Eddie Stanley - foul #2 on Eddie Stanley, team foul #10 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Page (SG), James Degnan (C) George Brown, Tommy Archuleta | |
| 04:15 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the free throw | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Michael Collins clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-67 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick grabs the board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | William Guffey hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Hetrick and he's hacked by William Copher - foul #2 on William Copher, team foul #11 | 55-69 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | William Guffey makes the free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Eddie Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cook (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joshua Snyder (fresh) PF - William Copher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - William Guffey (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Page (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Kleiner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Hetrick (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Degnan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Iowa | William Copher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-70 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Michael Collins gets the offensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 03:23 | Iowa | Bruce Hetrick steals it from Eddie Stanley | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Manuel Page connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-73 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Kevin Kleiner is called for the reach on William Copher - foul #2 on Kevin Kleiner, team foul #9 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Iowa | Max Earley (PG), Billy Daniels (SG), Lino Maciejewski (SF), Travis Starr (C) Eddie Stanley, Robert Cook, Joshua Snyder, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kim Cannella (PG), George Brown (SG), Edward Bryd (SF), Tommy Archuleta (C) William Guffey, Manuel Page, Kevin Kleiner, Bruce Hetrick | |
| 02:39 | Iowa | William Copher makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | William Copher makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:20 | Ohio State | Max Earley picks off the pass by Tommy Archuleta | 57-73 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | Billy Daniels comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-73 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Travis Starr grabs the offensive board | 57-73 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Lino Maciejewski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kim Cannella - foul #2 on Kim Cannella, team foul #10 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Cook (SG) Billy Daniels | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bruce Hetrick (PF) Edward Bryd | |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Lino Maciejewski misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Lino Maciejewski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Max Earley is called for the reach on Kim Cannella - foul #2 on Max Earley, team foul #12 | 58-73 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella makes the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Robert Cook clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-75 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Travis Starr tips it but misses | 58-75 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | James Degnan pulls down the rebound | 58-75 |
| 00:40 | Ohio State | James Degnan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-75 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | William Copher snags the defensive board | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Robert Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella's floater is knocked away by Travis Starr | 58-75 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Max Earley grabs the board | 58-75 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | William Copher hits a floater from the left side | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Kim Cannella runs out the clock | 60-75 |