| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) C - William Booth (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Willson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski inbounds the ball | 16-37 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | George Graves clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-37 |
| 19:35 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raul Gomez | 16-37 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | William Booth is whistled for a carry | 16-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Willis Davis (PF) Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 19:05 | Ohio State | Willis Davis steps in front of the James Willson pass | 16-37 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | William Booth buries a shot from the left block | 18-37 |
| 18:32 | Ohio State | George Graves hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Leroy Wheat | 18-40 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | William Booth buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG) Robert Super | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 18:18 | Iowa | William Booth makes the free throw | 21-40 |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from George Graves and he's hacked by William Booth - foul #3 on William Booth, team foul #1 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robby Bohn (SF), Robert Super (C) Liu Abdelal, William Booth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the free throw | 21-43 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Richard Merrell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 21-43 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Robert Super hits the follow up shot | 23-43 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | James Willson is fouled on the floor by Willis Davis as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Willis Davis, team foul #2 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Liu Abdelal (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) Robby Bohn, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) James Willson, William Williams | |
| 16:53 | Ohio State | George Graves comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-43 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Lanski | 23-43 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | George Graves clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-43 |
| 16:34 | Iowa | Raul Gomez snags the defensive board | 23-43 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Robert Super is whistled for traveling | 23-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), Willis Davis (PF) Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal, Raul Gomez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), William Williams (C) Leroy Wheat, David Allen | |
| 15:50 | Ohio State | George Graves misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-43 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski snags the offensive board | 23-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Super (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Owens (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Ohio State | George Graves clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-43 |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Willis Davis snags the defensive board | 23-43 |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Charles Owens is called for the reach on Willis Davis - foul #1 on Charles Owens, team foul #2 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG), Raul Gomez (PF), William Booth (C) Marshall Morrell, Willis Davis, Robert Super | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd | |
| 15:10 | Iowa | Raul Gomez knocks in the shot from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Steven Strickland picks off the pass by James Willson | 25-43 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Richard Merrell hits the finger roll set up by Steven Strickland | 27-43 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | George Graves connects on the 3 from the right corner | 27-46 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | William Booth clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-46 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | James Willson gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is hacked by Raul Gomez - foul #3 on Raul Gomez, team foul #3 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Willis Davis (PF) Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Richard Austin (C) Charles Owens, William Williams | |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | James Willson is called for a backcourt violation | 27-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG) Marshall Morrell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Allen (PF) James Willson | |
| 13:35 | Iowa | William Booth blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Austin - foul #1 on Richard Austin, team foul #3 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 13:35 | Iowa | William Booth misses the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | William Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Allen | 28-49 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | William Booth banks in the layup | 30-49 |
| 12:54 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is fouled on the floor by Richard Merrell - foul #1 on Richard Merrell, team foul #4 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) Richard Merrell, Marshall Morrell, Robby Bohn, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (C) Thomas Lanski | |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Charles Owens hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Leroy Wheat and he's fouled by Steven Strickland - foul #1 on Steven Strickland, team foul #5 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Robby Bohn (SF), Willis Davis (PF) Robert Super, Liu Abdelal, Raul Gomez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF), William Williams (C) Richard Austin, David Allen | |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Charles Owens makes the free throw | 30-52 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Willis Davis misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #4 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 30-52 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Willis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Willis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 12:02 | Ohio State | James Willson's floater is tipped away by Robby Bohn | 32-52 |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the tip | 32-52 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | Robby Bohn gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Richard Merrell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Strickland | 35-52 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | James Willson clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Willis Davis - foul #2 on Willis Davis, team foul #6 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) Richard Merrell, Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF) Charles Owens | |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Super (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Booth (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Willson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Iowa | James Willson swats the layup by William Booth | 35-54 |
| 11:12 | Ohio State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-54 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Liu Abdelal is called for the reach on Thomas Lanski - foul #2 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #7 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Robby Bohn (SF) Robert Super, Marshall Morrell, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), David Allen (PF), Richard Austin (C) Leroy Wheat, James Willson, William Williams | |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 10:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Booth | 35-54 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | William Booth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-54 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Robby Bohn pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 10:15 | Iowa | The short jumper by William Booth is denied by David Allen | 35-54 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | David Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-54 |
| 09:46 | Ohio State | George Graves scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Lanski | 35-57 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | William Booth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Liu Abdelal (SF), Willis Davis (PF) Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Charles Owens (SF), William Williams (C) George Graves, Thomas Lanski, Richard Austin | |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Charles Owens drills a runner near the basket set up by Leroy Wheat | 35-59 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | William Booth misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #5 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) Richard Merrell, Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF) David Allen | |
| 08:45 | Iowa | William Booth makes the 1st free throw | 36-59 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | William Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | James Willson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marshall Morrell - foul #1 on Marshall Morrell, team foul #8 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Willis Davis (PF) Robert Super, Marshall Morrell, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), Thomas Lanski (SF) Wesley Boyd, Charles Owens | |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 08:20 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 07:59 | Iowa | William Booth can't finish the layup | 37-60 |
| 07:57 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski grabs the board | 37-60 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Steven Strickland steals the ball from Leroy Wheat | 37-60 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | William Booth misses the easy layup | 37-60 |
| 07:26 | Ohio State | George Graves pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) PF - Willis Davis (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Booth (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Willson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-60 |
| 07:02 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is called for traveling | 37-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Nicolas Wesson (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Richard Merrell, Steven Strickland, Willis Davis, William Booth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Richard Austin (SF), David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) Leroy Wheat, Thomas Lanski, James Willson, William Williams | |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal drills a floater from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 05:55 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses short on a floater from the right side | 39-60 |
| 05:53 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Nicolas Wesson | 39-60 |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Marshall Morrell and he's fouled by Richard Austin - foul #2 on Richard Austin, team foul #6 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Robby Bohn (SG), Raul Gomez (PF), William Booth (C) Robert Super, Marshall Morrell, Nicolas Wesson, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (PG) George Graves | |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the free throw | 42-60 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is fouled on the floor by Robby Bohn - foul #2 on Robby Bohn, team foul #9 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG) Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 05:13 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Raul Gomez gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | William Booth scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Richard Merrell | 44-61 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Richard Merrell - foul #2 on Richard Merrell, team foul #10 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), George Graves (SG), James Willson (PF), William Williams (C) Wesley Boyd, Richard Austin, David Allen, Charles Owens | |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the 3rd free throw | 44-63 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | William Booth pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | William Booth loses the dribble to Thomas Lanski | 44-63 |
| 04:05 | Ohio State | James Willson connects on the jumper from close range | 44-65 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Steven Strickland is called for traveling | 44-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Willis Davis (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Richard Merrell, Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez, William Booth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | George Graves scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Leroy Wheat | 44-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Iowa | William Williams blocks the short jumper by Willis Davis | 44-68 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Robert Super tips it but misses | 44-68 |
| 03:27 | Ohio State | William Williams gets the rebound | 44-68 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Super (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willis Davis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Willson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Ohio State | Willis Davis steals it from George Graves out of a doubleteam | 44-68 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 44-68 |
| 03:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Leroy Wheat | 44-68 |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | James Willson's pass is intercepted by Liu Abdelal | 44-68 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Willis Davis comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 44-68 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski grabs the board | 44-68 |
| 02:12 | Ohio State | James Willson lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Thomas Lanski | 44-70 |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Super | 46-70 |
| 01:34 | Ohio State | James Willson is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 46-70 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Willis Davis misses the easy layup | 46-70 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal tips it but misses | 46-70 |
| 01:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 46-70 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Marshall Morrell is called for the reach on George Graves - foul #2 on Marshall Morrell, team foul #11 | 46-70 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lanski - foul #2 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #7 | 46-72 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | George Graves splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Liu Abdelal - foul #3 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #12 | 48-72 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 00:26 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal clanks a floater in the lane | 48-74 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | James Willson snags the defensive board | 48-74 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat runs out the clock | 48-74 |