| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dalrymple (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Snyder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Ryans (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Huskey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Auerbach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Fuller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Thompson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Jason Smith inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Ohio State | James Ryans is called for the reach on Cory Rockwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Ryans, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Jason Smith can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-26 |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Cory Rockwell picks off the pass by William Thompson | 29-26 |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell banks in the layup | 31-26 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | Gary Purvis blocks the short jumper by William Huskey | 31-26 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell travels with the ball | 31-26 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | James Fuller misses the wide open runner near the basket | 31-26 |
| 17:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Dalrymple | 31-26 |
| 17:30 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Dalrymple | 33-26 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | James Fuller misses the easy layup | 33-26 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | James Ryans grabs the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 16:39 | Iowa | James Ryans splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Cory Rockwell - foul #1 on Cory Rockwell, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robby Clark (SG), Chester Rogers (SF), Russell Robinson (PF), William Davies (C) Thomas Dalrymple, Jason Smith, Michael Snyder, Gary Purvis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Perry Wagner (SF), Terry Wilkinson (PF), James Schultz (C) Christopher Auerbach, James Fuller, William Thompson | |
| 16:39 | Iowa | James Ryans makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 16:39 | Iowa | James Ryans makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Robby Clark misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by William Huskey - foul #2 on William Huskey, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (PG) Cory Rockwell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski (PG) James Ryans | |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Robby Clark makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Robby Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 15:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Chester Rogers | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Fowler (fresh) SG - Robby Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Rogers (fresh) PF - Russell Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Davies (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrei Kozikowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Huskey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 34-28 |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | William Davies can't tip it in | 34-28 |
| 15:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Terry Wilkinson | 34-28 |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by Russell Robinson - foul #1 on Russell Robinson, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell (PG), Thomas Dalrymple (SG), Jason Smith (SF), Michael Snyder (PF) Michael Fowler, Robby Clark, Chester Rogers, Russell Robinson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas McLaen (SF), William Thompson (C) William Huskey, James Schultz | |
| 15:11 | Iowa | Cory Rockwell steals it from Thomas McLaen | 34-28 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple lays it up and in set up by Cory Rockwell | 36-28 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Perry Wagner is called for the reach on Cory Rockwell - foul #1 on Perry Wagner, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Purvis (C) William Davies | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Ryans (PG), Christopher Auerbach (SG), James Fuller (PF) Andrei Kozikowski, Perry Wagner, Terry Wilkinson | |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple is fouled on the floor by Christopher Auerbach - foul #1 on Christopher Auerbach, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Jason Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen misses the shot in the paint | 38-31 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | William Thompson tips it in | 38-33 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Jason Smith misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to James Ryans | 38-33 |
| 12:58 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dalrymple - foul #1 on Thomas Dalrymple, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (PG), Robby Clark (SG), Chester Rogers (SF), Russell Robinson (PF) Cory Rockwell, Thomas Dalrymple, Jason Smith, Michael Snyder | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Huskey (SG) Christopher Auerbach | |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-33 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | James Fuller grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by William Thompson and he's hacked by Chester Rogers - foul #1 on Chester Rogers, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Schultz (C) William Thompson | |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-36 |
| 12:10 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Thomas McLaen steals it from Chester Rogers | 38-36 |
| 11:51 | Iowa | James Ryans misses the lay-in | 38-36 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Fowler (fresh) SG - Robby Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chester Rogers (fresh) PF - Russell Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Ryans (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - William Huskey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas McLaen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Fuller (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Ohio State | Michael Fowler misses badly on a floater in the paint | 38-36 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | James Ryans grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen misses the dunk | 38-36 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | James Schultz grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen knocks in the floater from the right side | 38-38 |
| 10:47 | Ohio State | Thomas McLaen picks off the pass by Michael Fowler | 38-38 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen's layup is rejected by Gary Purvis | 38-38 |
| 10:20 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | Chester Rogers hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Ryans | 41-40 |
| 09:28 | Ohio State | Chester Rogers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 09:27 | Ohio State | Chester Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:15 | Ohio State | Gary Purvis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | William Huskey gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | James Fuller misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Russell Robinson - foul #2 on Russell Robinson, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell (PG), Thomas Dalrymple (SG), Jason Smith (SF), Michael Snyder (PF), William Davies (C) Michael Fowler, Robby Clark, Chester Rogers, Russell Robinson, Gary Purvis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski (PG), Christopher Auerbach (SG), Perry Wagner (SF), William Thompson (C) James Ryans, William Huskey, Thomas McLaen, James Schultz | |
| 08:44 | Iowa | James Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | James Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:44 | Ohio State | William Davies pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:42 | Ohio State | Andrei Kozikowski steals it from Cory Rockwell in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | James Fuller misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 41-41 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Perry Wagner snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | James Fuller misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | William Davies knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cory Rockwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Dalrymple (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Snyder (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrei Kozikowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Auerbach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Perry Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Fuller (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Iowa | James Fuller is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson (PF) James Fuller | |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | Jason Smith loses the dribble to Christopher Auerbach | 43-41 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach hits the finger roll | 43-43 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder misses long on a floater from close range | 43-43 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | William Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 06:12 | Iowa | William Thompson snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski travels with the ball | 43-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robby Clark (SF), Russell Robinson (PF), Gary Purvis (C) Thomas Dalrymple, Michael Snyder, William Davies | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Ryans (PG), William Huskey (SG), Thomas McLaen (SF) Andrei Kozikowski, Christopher Auerbach, Perry Wagner | |
| 05:28 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson is hacked by Terry Wilkinson - foul #1 on Terry Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Chester Rogers (SF) Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 43-43 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by William Huskey and the foul's on Gary Purvis - foul #3 on Gary Purvis, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Fowler (PG), Thomas Dalrymple (SG), Michael Snyder (C) Cory Rockwell, Chester Rogers, Gary Purvis | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Schultz (C) William Thompson | |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Fowler | 45-46 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson is hacked by Michael Fowler - foul #2 on Michael Fowler, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Smith (SF), William Davies (C) Robby Clark, Russell Robinson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach (SF) Thomas McLaen | |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | William Davies is denied on a layup by James Schultz | 45-47 |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dalrymple (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Snyder (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - William Davies (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Ryans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - William Huskey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Auerbach (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Iowa | James Schultz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell (PG), Gary Purvis (C) Michael Fowler, William Davies | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Fuller (PF), William Thompson (C) Terry Wilkinson, James Schultz | |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Jason Smith drills a jumper in the lane set up by Cory Rockwell and he's fouled by Christopher Auerbach - foul #2 on Christopher Auerbach, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robby Clark (SF), Russell Robinson (PF) Thomas Dalrymple, Michael Snyder | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:03 | Ohio State | Jason Smith makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | William Huskey knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Ryans and he's fouled by Russell Robinson - foul #3 on Russell Robinson, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | William Huskey misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Russell Robinson gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| 02:15 | Ohio State | Robby Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Huskey | 48-49 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | James Fuller buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Ryans | 48-51 |
| 01:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Dalrymple (SG), Michael Snyder (PF) Robby Clark, Russell Robinson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas McLaen (SF) Christopher Auerbach | |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 01:22 | Iowa | William Thompson snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Thomas Dalrymple is called for the reach on James Ryans - foul #2 on Thomas Dalrymple, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | James Ryans makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | James Ryans makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:46 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | William Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | William Thompson is hacked by Thomas Dalrymple in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Dalrymple, team foul #10 | 48-53 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | William Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | William Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Fuller - foul #1 on James Fuller, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Michael Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Cory Rockwell is called for the reach on James Ryans in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cory Rockwell, team foul #11 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski (PG), Christopher Auerbach (SF) Thomas McLaen, James Fuller | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | James Ryans makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | James Ryans makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | James Ryans grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas McLaen (SF), James Fuller (PF) Andrei Kozikowski, Christopher Auerbach | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | James Ryans is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Rockwell - foul #3 on Cory Rockwell, team foul #12 | 49-56 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | James Ryans misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | James Ryans makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | James Ryans is hacked by Thomas Dalrymple in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Dalrymple, team foul #13 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski (PG), Christopher Auerbach (SF) Thomas McLaen, James Fuller | |
| 00:16 | Iowa | James Ryans misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | James Ryans makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Jason Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | William Huskey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson (PF) James Ryans | |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Rockwell - foul #4 on Cory Rockwell, team foul #14 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Ryans (PG) Terry Wilkinson | |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Cory Rockwell misses the halfcourt shot | 52-60 |