| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Hults (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Hayward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | James Klingler inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio | Ronald Milam makes the jumper from close range | 38-24 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Urias is called for the reach on Stephen Hults - foul #2 on Douglas Urias, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 38-24 |
| 18:56 | Ohio | Abraham Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:41 | Ohio | Abraham Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-24 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward is hacked by Ronald Milam - foul #2 on Ronald Milam, team foul #2 | 38-24 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-24 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults tips it back up and in | 38-26 |
| 17:36 | Ohio | Abraham Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 17:34 | Ohio | Ronald Milam grabs the offensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 17:18 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 38-26 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-26 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Sawyer (SF), Otto Campion (PF), Daniel Massey (C) James Klingler, Douglas Urias, Glenn Spinks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:59 | Ohio | Christopher Henderson picks off the pass by Ronald Milam | 38-26 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Henderson | 38-28 |
| 16:13 | Ohio | Abraham Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Milam | 41-28 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 41-28 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward can't tip it in | 41-28 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward grabs the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Milam - foul #3 on Ronald Milam, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG), Wade Belser (SG), James Klingler (SF), Douglas Urias (PF) Abraham Smith, Ronald Milam, James Sawyer, Otto Campion | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gillis (SG), Wendell Lee (SF), Robert Mahr (PF), Arthur Jewell (C) Christopher Henderson, Stephen Hults, Lee Hayward, Christopher Hudson | |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eddie Weldy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wade Belser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gillis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wendell Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Jewell (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Ohio | Douglas Urias hits a jumper from the left side set up by Wade Belser | 43-29 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee can't connect on a shot from the right side | 43-29 |
| 15:18 | Ohio | Douglas Urias grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 14:49 | Ohio | Daniel Massey is whistled for a carry | 43-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | Glenn Spinks (C) Daniel Massey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson (SG), Stephen Hults (SF) Corey Cutshall, James Gillis | |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Weldy steals the ball from Wendell Lee in the backcourt | 43-29 |
| 14:44 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy blows the layup | 43-29 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Stephen Hults | 43-29 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christopher Henderson | 43-32 |
| 14:06 | Ohio | Douglas Urias is hacked by Arthur Jewell - foul #2 on Arthur Jewell, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), Ronald Milam (SG), James Sawyer (SF) Eddie Weldy, Wade Belser, James Klingler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward (PF), Christopher Hudson (C) Robert Mahr, Arthur Jewell | |
| 13:45 | Ohio | Abraham Smith clanks a runner in the paint | 43-32 |
| 13:43 | Ohio | Abraham Smith tips it back up and in | 45-32 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-32 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson can't tip it in | 45-32 |
| 13:16 | Ohio | Abraham Smith gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 12:50 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks misses the lay-in | 45-32 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson misses the lay-in | 45-32 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson tips it in | 45-34 |
| 12:08 | Ohio | James Sawyer makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Abraham Smith | 48-34 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson's pass is intercepted by James Sawyer | 48-34 |
| 11:37 | Ohio | Abraham Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (SG), James Klingler (SF), Otto Campion (PF), Daniel Massey (C) Ronald Milam, James Sawyer, Douglas Urias, Glenn Spinks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), James Gillis (SG), Arthur Jewell (SF), Robert Mahr (PF), Wade Carter (C) Wendell Lee, Christopher Henderson, Stephen Hults, Lee Hayward, Christopher Hudson | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wade Belser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Otto Campion (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gillis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Arthur Jewell (fresh) PF - Robert Mahr (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wade Carter (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Wade Belser steals it from Robert Mahr | 48-34 |
| 10:49 | Ohio | Otto Campion misses short on a turnaround from close range | 48-34 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall loses the ball out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG) Abraham Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson (SG) James Gillis | |
| 10:08 | Ohio | James Klingler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Henderson - foul #2 on Christopher Henderson, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (SG) Wade Belser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults (SF), Lee Hayward (PF), Christopher Hudson (C) Arthur Jewell, Robert Mahr, Wade Carter | |
| 10:08 | Ohio | James Klingler misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:08 | Ohio | James Klingler misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hudson gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-34 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Ronald Milam misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall is hacked by Eddie Weldy - foul #1 on Eddie Weldy, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), James Sawyer (SF), Douglas Urias (PF) Eddie Weldy, James Klingler, Daniel Massey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee (PG) Corey Cutshall | |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-36 |
| 08:21 | Ohio | Abraham Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Sawyer | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee's floater is knocked away by Abraham Smith | 51-36 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | James Sawyer gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 07:40 | Ohio | James Sawyer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Sawyer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Campion (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wendell Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Hults (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Hayward (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Hults hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wendell Lee | 54-39 |
| 06:52 | Ohio | The jump hook by Douglas Urias is blocked by Christopher Hudson | 54-39 |
| 06:50 | Ohio | Abraham Smith grabs the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 06:23 | Ohio | Ronald Milam is hacked by Wendell Lee - foul #1 on Wendell Lee, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (SG), James Klingler (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) Ronald Milam, James Sawyer, Douglas Urias, Otto Campion | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), James Gillis (SG), Robert Mahr (PF), Arthur Jewell (C) Christopher Henderson, Stephen Hults, Lee Hayward, Christopher Hudson | |
| 06:01 | Ohio | Kenneth Johnson's pass is intercepted by James Gillis | 54-39 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Gillis | 54-41 |
| 05:49 | Ohio | Abraham Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Wade Belser | 57-41 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Abraham Smith - foul #1 on Abraham Smith, team foul #5 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (PG) Abraham Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wade Carter (C) Wendell Lee | |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 05:32 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 05:11 | Ohio | Wade Belser double dribbles | 57-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson (SG) James Gillis | |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Mahr | 57-45 |
| 04:33 | Ohio | Wade Belser's 3 pointer is rejected by Wade Carter | 57-45 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 04:03 | Ohio | Wade Belser buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eddie Weldy | 60-47 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy grabs the board | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Ohio | James Klingler hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall is whistled for traveling | 63-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), Ronald Milam (SG), James Sawyer (SF), Douglas Urias (PF), Daniel Massey (C) Eddie Weldy, Wade Belser, James Klingler, Kenneth Johnson, Glenn Spinks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee (PG), James Gillis (SG), Arturo Ayala (PF) Corey Cutshall, Christopher Henderson, Robert Mahr | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Sawyer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wendell Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gillis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Arthur Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arturo Ayala (fresh) C - Wade Carter (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Ohio | Arturo Ayala steps in front of the James Sawyer pass | 63-47 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | James Gillis loses the ball out of bounds | 63-47 |
| 02:27 | Ohio | Douglas Urias misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 63-47 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Douglas Urias hits the follow up shot | 65-47 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 65-47 |
| 02:07 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Douglas Urias | 65-47 |
| 01:41 | Ohio | James Sawyer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Abraham Smith | 67-47 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | James Sawyer picks off the pass by James Gillis | 67-47 |
| 01:24 | Ohio | James Sawyer hits the finger roll | 69-47 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Wade Carter is hacked by Daniel Massey - foul #3 on Daniel Massey, team foul #6 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Klingler (SF), Glenn Spinks (C) James Sawyer, Daniel Massey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr (PF) Arturo Ayala | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-47 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Wade Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell hits a jumper in the lane | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Ohio | Abraham Smith clanks a runner in the lane | 69-49 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell pulls down the rebound | 69-49 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Wade Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 69-49 |
| 00:14 | Ohio | Douglas Urias grabs the defensive rebound | 69-49 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Abraham Smith runs out the clock | 69-49 |