| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) SG - James Haugen (fresh) SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) PF - Edwin McConnell (fresh) C - Hai Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) SF - William McCurty (fresh) PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) C - Eugene Rice (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Hai Wang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Richard Thomas clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Ohio State | Alan Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Richard Thomas gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Ryan Corl is hacked by Vincent Kirby - foul #1 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Alan Barker picks off the pass by Ryan Corl | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Alan Barker connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Ryan Corl is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ryan Corl, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | James Haugen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:22 | Ohio State | William McCurty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF), Andre Russo (C) Ryan Corl, Richard Thomas, Edwin McConnell, Hai Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Robert Goodman (PF), Irvin Blandon (C) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby, Eugene Rice | |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Goodman - foul #1 on Robert Goodman, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Alan Barker | |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Byron Steele and he's hacked by Domenic Mancini - foul #1 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby (PF) Eugene Rice | |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon misses the free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:29 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses long on a runner in the paint | 2-7 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Travis Rogosky is called for the reach on James Haugen - foul #1 on Travis Rogosky, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Edwin McConnell (PF) James Haugen, Patrick Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SF) Vincent Kirby | |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Ryan Corl misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) SF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) PF - Edwin McConnell (fresh) C - Andre Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Rogosky (fresh) SF - William McCurty (fresh) PF - Robert Goodman (fresh) C - Irvin Blandon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from William McCurty | 2-9 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Andre Russo is fouled on the floor by Irvin Blandon - foul #1 on Irvin Blandon, team foul #4 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Hai Wang (C) Ryan Corl, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Eugene Rice (C) William McCurty, Robert Goodman | |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Richard Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Travis Rogosky - foul #2 on Travis Rogosky, team foul #5 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Anderson (C) Hai Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Richard Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (SF), Hai Wang (C) Richard Thomas, Patrick Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Irvin Blandon (PF) Cameron Fry, Vincent Kirby | |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Joseph Williams connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Haugen | 7-9 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 13:54 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Hai Wang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:33 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin McConnell | 7-9 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Hai Wang misses the runner from the right block | 7-9 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Alan Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is fouled on the floor by Joseph Williams - foul #1 on Joseph Williams, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Richard Thomas (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF), Andre Russo (C) James Haugen, Domenic Mancini, Edwin McConnell, Hai Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), Robert Goodman (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Alan Barker, William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Andre Russo gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Andre Russo | 9-9 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Joseph Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) SG - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Goodman (fresh) PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) C - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Cameron Fry | 12-11 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Ryan Corl is hacked by Byron Steele - foul #1 on Byron Steele, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Edwin McConnell (PF), Hai Wang (C) Ryan Corl, Richard Thomas, Patrick Anderson, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, Robert Goodman, Irvin Blandon | |
| 10:44 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell comes up short on the shot from the right side | 12-11 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Hai Wang tips it but misses | 12-11 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Vincent Kirby | 12-11 |
| 10:11 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby blows the layup | 12-11 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby tips it home | 12-13 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Hai Wang misses the lay-in | 12-13 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Hai Wang tips it home | 14-13 |
| 09:20 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is hacked by James Haugen - foul #1 on James Haugen, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Richard Thomas (SF), Andre Russo (C) Joseph Williams, Domenic Mancini, Hai Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG) Byron Steele | |
| 09:02 | Ohio State | Richard Thomas steals it from Eugene Rice | 14-13 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Richard Thomas misses the lay-in | 14-13 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell misses the tip | 14-13 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:41 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is whistled for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Hai Wang (C) Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (PF) Vincent Kirby | |
| 08:22 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:00 | Ohio State | Ryan Corl steals the ball from Alan Barker | 14-13 |
| 07:55 | Iowa | James Haugen banks in the layup on a great pass from Ryan Corl | 16-13 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 16-13 |
| 07:25 | Ohio State | William McCurty tips it in | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin McConnell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Hai Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Irvin Blandon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell's floater is tipped away by Irvin Blandon | 16-15 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 06:53 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon loses the dribble to Edwin McConnell | 16-15 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Richard Thomas knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ryan Corl | 18-15 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Alan Barker is hacked by Ryan Corl - foul #2 on Ryan Corl, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Andre Russo (C) Ryan Corl, Richard Thomas, Hai Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Irvin Blandon | |
| 05:58 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Alan Barker | 18-17 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Eugene Rice steals it from James Haugen | 18-17 |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Alan Barker drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Byron Steele and the foul's on Domenic Mancini - foul #2 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Thomas (SF) Domenic Mancini | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon (C) Eugene Rice | |
| 05:19 | Ohio State | Alan Barker makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | James Haugen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-20 |
| 04:56 | Ohio State | Irvin Blandon grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Edwin McConnell - foul #1 on Edwin McConnell, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Hai Wang (C) Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Alan Barker, Travis Rogosky, Irvin Blandon | |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Hai Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-23 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Byron Steele and he's hacked by Richard Thomas - foul #1 on Richard Thomas, team foul #8 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (SF), Patrick Anderson (C) Richard Thomas, Hai Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Travis Rogosky (SF), Robert Goodman (C) William McCurty, Eugene Rice | |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses the shot from just outside the lane | 18-26 |
| 03:33 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on James Haugen - foul #2 on James Haugen, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Hai Wang (C) Joseph Williams, Edwin McConnell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Byron Steele, Travis Rogosky, Robert Goodman | |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:17 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 3rd free throw | 18-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Haugen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hai Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alan Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Hai Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (SG), Edwin McConnell (PF), Andre Russo (C) James Haugen, Patrick Anderson, Hai Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Irvin Blandon (C) Cameron Fry, Eugene Rice | |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Andre Russo - foul #1 on Andre Russo, team foul #10 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Hai Wang (C) Joseph Williams, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Rice (C) Irvin Blandon | |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Hai Wang lays it up and in and he's fouled by Vincent Kirby - foul #2 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Patrick Anderson (PF) Ryan Corl, Edwin McConnell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (SG) Alan Barker | |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Hai Wang misses the free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 02:07 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby drills a fadeaway near the basket | 20-32 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | James Haugen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Williams | 23-32 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Eugene Rice blocks the short jumper by Hai Wang | 23-35 |
| 01:25 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Williams - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #11 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Edwin McConnell (PF), Andre Russo (C) Joseph Williams, Richard Thomas, Patrick Anderson, Hai Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alan Barker (PG), Travis Rogosky (SF), Irvin Blandon (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:11 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Andre Russo's pass is intercepted by Eugene Rice | 23-36 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Alan Barker | 23-38 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Ryan Corl misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-38 |