| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Steven Finney inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Andre Russo clanks a shot from the baseline | 33-26 |
| 19:40 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby's layup is rejected by Patrick Anderson | 33-26 |
| 19:14 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Andre Russo snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | James Haugen misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Vincent Kirby - foul #1 on Vincent Kirby, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:27 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | James Haugen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:27 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:08 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is fouled on the floor by Joseph Williams - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Larry Frankel (PF) Cameron Fry, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall's pass is intercepted by Patrick Anderson | 33-27 |
| 17:36 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Byron Steele gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ernest Hall | 35-27 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Byron Steele steals it from Joseph Williams in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Hall and the foul's on Andre Russo - foul #2 on Andre Russo, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Ernest Hall, William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Patrick Anderson, Andre Russo | |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:34 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie scores on a floater from the left side set up by Joseph Williams | 38-29 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Byron Steele and he's hacked by Amado Yazzie - foul #1 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Frankel (PF) Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), Virgilio Greco (SF) Joseph Williams, Steven Finney | |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | James Haugen is whistled for a carry | 41-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SF) Joseph Alcazar | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:48 | Ohio State | Byron Steele connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 44-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Lord (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgilio Greco (fresh) PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Iowa | James Haugen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 15:25 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Frankel | 44-29 |
| 15:20 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-29 |
| 15:18 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice tips it in | 46-29 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | James Haugen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Byron Steele - foul #2 on Byron Steele, team foul #2 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Steven Finney (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF), Andre Russo (C) Steven Lord, Virgilio Greco, Domenic Mancini, Amado Yazzie | |
| 15:06 | Iowa | James Haugen misses the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 3rd free throw | 46-31 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Byron Steele | 48-31 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | James Haugen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-31 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Alcazar | 48-31 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses long on a shot from the left side | 48-31 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Williams | 48-31 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | Andre Russo is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Andre Russo, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (SF) James Haugen | |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-31 |
| 13:15 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry gets the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 12:53 | Ohio State | Patrick Anderson denies the turnaround by Eugene Rice | 48-31 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | Joseph Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini is fouled on the floor by Byron Steele - foul #3 on Byron Steele, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG) Joseph Williams | |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Andre Russo is whistled for a carry | 48-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG) Byron Steele | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Amado Yazzie (PF) Steven Finney, Patrick Anderson | |
| 12:01 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice hits a floater from the left block set up by Ernest Hall | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie is whistled for a carry | 50-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Larry Frankel (PF) Ernest Hall, Eugene Rice | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (SF) Andre Russo | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Lord (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgilio Greco (fresh) PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby can't finish the layup | 50-31 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Cameron Fry steals the ball from Domenic Mancini | 50-31 |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar's pass is intercepted by Steven Lord | 50-31 |
| 10:44 | Iowa | Larry Frankel swats the shot by James Haugen | 50-31 |
| 10:43 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the board | 50-31 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is fouled on the floor by James Haugen - foul #2 on James Haugen, team foul #5 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Steven Finney (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF), Andre Russo (C) Steven Lord, Virgilio Greco, Domenic Mancini, Amado Yazzie | |
| 10:02 | Ohio State | Byron Steele clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Andre Russo | 50-31 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson's layup is rejected by Eugene Rice | 50-31 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Rice | 50-31 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | William McCurty can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-31 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 09:03 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby loses the ball out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Byron Steele, William McCurty, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (SF) James Haugen | |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Joseph Williams is called for a charge - foul #3 on Joseph Williams, team foul #6 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG) Ernest Hall | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | Steven Finney pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Andre Russo can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Alcazar - foul #1 on Joseph Alcazar, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Andre Russo makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Andre Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 08:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Rice | 50-32 |
| 07:49 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Cameron Fry | 52-32 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Kirby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa | The short jumper by Domenic Mancini is denied by Eugene Rice | 52-32 |
| 07:28 | Ohio State | William McCurty grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby clanks a shot from the left block | 52-32 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Joseph Williams pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini can't connect on a floater from the left side | 52-32 |
| 06:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ernest Hall | 52-32 |
| 06:19 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall misses short on a turnaround from close range | 52-32 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-32 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry drills a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Joseph Williams - foul #4 on Joseph Williams, team foul #7 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), Warren Carnegie (PF) Ernest Hall, Vincent Kirby | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), James Haugen (SG), Virgilio Greco (SF), Amado Yazzie (C) Joseph Williams, Steven Finney, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 06:06 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the free throw | 55-32 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco banks in the layup set up by Steven Lord | 55-34 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cameron Fry | 57-34 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-34 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco tips it in | 57-36 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Lord - foul #3 on Steven Lord, team foul #8 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Goodman (SF) Cameron Fry | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Steven Finney (SF) Steven Lord, Virgilio Greco | |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Warren Carnegie denies the turnaround by James Haugen | 59-36 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice grabs the board | 59-36 |
| 03:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice drills a turnaround in the paint | 61-36 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | James Haugen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-36 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice gets the rebound | 61-36 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | William McCurty connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Byron Steele | 63-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Byron Steele (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Goodman (fresh) PF - Warren Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Rice (tiring) 18 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Robert Goodman steals it from Amado Yazzie | 63-36 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Robert Goodman lays it up and in | 65-36 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie blows the dunk | 65-36 |
| 03:15 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Rice | 65-36 |
| 02:52 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses short on a runner from the baseline | 65-36 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson grabs the board | 65-36 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Steven Finney | 65-38 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Robert Goodman hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Carnegie | 67-38 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Joseph Williams hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-41 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Byron Steele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-41 |
| 01:40 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice can't tip it in | 67-41 |
| 01:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Patrick Anderson | 67-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-41 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie gets the rebound | 67-41 |
| 01:04 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-41 |
| 01:02 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Steele | 67-41 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Amado Yazzie - foul #2 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #9 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andre Russo (C) Amado Yazzie | |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the 1st free throw | 68-41 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 69-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Byron Steele is called for the reach on Joseph Williams - foul #4 on Byron Steele, team foul #5 | 69-41 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Steven Finney clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-41 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie snags the defensive board | 69-41 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by William McCurty | 71-41 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Joseph Williams can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 71-41 |