| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Beach (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Rickert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Vides (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Streit (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Lowell Beach inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | John Osborn connects on the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Gregory Rickert - foul #3 on Gregory Rickert, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Story (PF) Gregory Rickert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | John Osborn misses the free throw | 33-36 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Roger Streit grabs the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Roger Streit misses the runner from close range | 33-36 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | Lowell Beach snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Olin Schimanski - foul #1 on Olin Schimanski, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Anthony Story snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Lowell Beach misses the dunk | 35-36 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | David Vides makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh can't connect on a shot from the left side | 37-38 |
| 17:23 | Ohio State | Roger Streit gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | David Vides knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Olin Schimanski | 37-41 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Lowell Beach loses the ball out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (SG), Micheal Baumgardner (SF), Chauncey Nussbaum (C) Manuel Walsh, Lowell Beach, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Christopher Gries (SG), Tim Aleman (SF), Kevin Railsback (PF), Albert Evans (C) Chris Gilmore, David Vides, Roger Streit, John Osborn, Olin Schimanski | |
| 16:44 | Ohio State | Albert Evans misses the lay-in | 37-41 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Patrick Boone misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 16:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Albert Evans | 37-41 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses the runner from the right block | 37-41 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:02 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Anthony Story | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Baumgardner (fresh) PF - Anthony Story (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chauncey Nussbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chinua Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Gries (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Aleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 2 stl. C - Albert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman is called for traveling | 40-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tim Bass (PG), Gregory Rickert (PF) Lawrence Margolis, Anthony Story | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), David Vides (SG), Roger Streit (SF) Chinua Suleiman, Christopher Gries, Tim Aleman | |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Tim Bass misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Roger Streit - foul #1 on Roger Streit, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Walsh (SG), Timothy Morgan (C) Patrick Boone, Chauncey Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski (C) Albert Evans | |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Tim Bass makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Tim Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Roger Streit grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 15:22 | Ohio State | David Vides can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gregory Rickert | 41-41 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner travels with the ball | 41-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (PG), Lowell Beach (SF) Tim Bass, Micheal Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Osborn (PF) Kevin Railsback | |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | John Osborn comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 14:36 | Ohio State | David Vides tips it in | 41-43 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Patrick Boone connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lowell Beach and he's fouled by Chris Gilmore - foul #1 on Chris Gilmore, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Patrick Boone makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:05 | Ohio State | Roger Streit is hacked by Timothy Morgan - foul #1 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis (PG), Anthony Story (C) Patrick Boone, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (SG), Tim Aleman (SF) David Vides, Roger Streit | |
| 13:59 | Ohio State | John Osborn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries tips it home | 44-45 |
| 13:49 | Iowa | Olin Schimanski is called for the reach on Lawrence Margolis - foul #2 on Olin Schimanski, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (SG) Manuel Walsh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chinua Suleiman (PG), Albert Evans (C) Chris Gilmore, Olin Schimanski | |
| 13:43 | Iowa | Lowell Beach misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 13:32 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 44-45 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Margolis and he's hacked by John Osborn - foul #3 on John Osborn, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG), Roger Streit (SF) Chinua Suleiman, Tim Aleman | |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | David Vides clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Lowell Beach is fouled on the floor by Roger Streit - foul #2 on Roger Streit, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Walsh (SG), Micheal Baumgardner (SF), Timothy Morgan (C) Patrick Boone, Lowell Beach, Gregory Rickert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) Christopher Gries, John Osborn, Albert Evans | |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Anthony Story connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 49-45 |
| 12:06 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback is called for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Reed (PF) Anthony Story | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Reed connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Margolis | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Baumgardner (fresh) PF - Jonathan Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Vides (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Roger Streit (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 2 stl. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ohio State | David Vides makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Olin Schimanski | 51-48 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | Jonathan Reed buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Margolis | 53-48 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Manuel Walsh is called for the reach on David Vides - foul #1 on Manuel Walsh, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (PG), Lowell Beach (SF), Gregory Rickert (PF) Lawrence Margolis, Micheal Baumgardner, Jonathan Reed | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (SG), Tim Aleman (SF), John Osborn (PF) David Vides, Roger Streit, Kevin Railsback | |
| 10:44 | Ohio State | John Osborn misses the lay-in | 53-48 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries tips it home | 53-50 |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Patrick Boone is whistled for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum (SG) Manuel Walsh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 10:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gregory Rickert | 53-50 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis (PG), Anthony Story (C) Chauncey Nussbaum, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG), Roger Streit (SF), Albert Evans (C) Chris Gilmore, Tim Aleman, Olin Schimanski | |
| 09:25 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-53 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Lowell Beach comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Margolis | 53-53 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Boone | 55-53 |
| 08:24 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Vides | 55-55 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Patrick Boone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-55 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | John Osborn pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Boone - foul #1 on Patrick Boone, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Walsh (SG), Micheal Baumgardner (SF), Timothy Morgan (C) Patrick Boone, Lowell Beach, Gregory Rickert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback (PF), Olin Schimanski (C) John Osborn, Albert Evans | |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries misses the 3rd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Olin Schimanski | 55-56 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Christopher Gries is hacked by Anthony Story - foul #1 on Anthony Story, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), Tim Aleman (SG), Steve Scuderi (SF) Christopher Gries, David Vides, Roger Streit | |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Morgan - foul #2 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Manuel Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Baumgardner (fresh) PF - Anthony Story (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Chris Gilmore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Aleman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steve Scuderi (fresh) PF - Kevin Railsback (fresh) 2 stl. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan banks in the layup | 57-58 |
| 07:12 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Anthony Story grabs the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh scores on a shot from the right block | 59-58 |
| 06:15 | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Steve Scuderi can't tip it in | 59-58 |
| 06:13 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Railsback | 59-58 |
| 06:07 | Ohio State | Tim Aleman drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Steve Scuderi | 59-60 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Railsback - foul #2 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lowell Beach (SF), Gregory Rickert (PF), Chauncey Nussbaum (C) Micheal Baumgardner, Anthony Story, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Vides (SG), Roger Streit (SF), John Osborn (PF), Albert Evans (C) Tim Aleman, Steve Scuderi, Kevin Railsback, Olin Schimanski | |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Gregory Rickert picks off the pass by Albert Evans | 61-60 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chauncey Nussbaum | 64-60 |
| 05:04 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (PG), Micheal Baumgardner (C) Lawrence Margolis, Manuel Walsh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Lowell Beach loses the dribble to Chris Gilmore | 64-60 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore lays it up and in | 64-62 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum clanks a shot from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 04:23 | Ohio State | John Osborn gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:02 | Ohio State | The short jumper by John Osborn is denied by Lowell Beach | 64-62 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Lowell Beach snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Lowell Beach is hacked by David Vides - foul #3 on David Vides, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Walsh (SG), Timothy Morgan (C) Chauncey Nussbaum, Micheal Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Gries (PG), Olin Schimanski (C) Chris Gilmore, Albert Evans | |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Lowell Beach misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:45 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Olin Schimanski | 64-62 |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | Patrick Boone is called for the reach on David Vides - foul #2 on Patrick Boone, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis (PG) Patrick Boone | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:29 | Ohio State | David Vides misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Manuel Walsh (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Beach (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Rickert (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christopher Gries (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Vides (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Streit (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Olin Schimanski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis loses the dribble to Christopher Gries | 64-62 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Lawrence Margolis - foul #2 on Lawrence Margolis, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner (SF) Lowell Beach | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kevin Railsback (PF) John Osborn | |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Olin Schimanski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:07 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Railsback - foul #3 on Kevin Railsback, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Story (PF) Gregory Rickert | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lowell Beach (SF), Gregory Rickert (PF) Micheal Baumgardner, Anthony Story | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore (PG), John Osborn (PF) Christopher Gries, Kevin Railsback | |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | David Vides scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Olin Schimanski | 66-65 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 68-65 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Lowell Beach | 70-65 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Roger Streit dunks the ball on a nice dish by Chris Gilmore | 70-67 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert loses the dribble to Olin Schimanski | 70-67 |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-70 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert tips it home | 72-70 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Roger Streit can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gregory Rickert - foul #4 on Gregory Rickert, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Roger Streit misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Roger Streit makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh is fouled in the backcourt by David Vides - foul #4 on David Vides, team foul #10 | 72-71 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Chris Gilmore misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh grabs the board | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh runs out the clock | 74-71 |