| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jacob Surles (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Muller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller inbounds the ball | 35-19 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Valentin Marino | 35-21 |
| 19:28 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the fadeaway near the basket | 35-21 |
| 19:26 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford snags the offensive board | 35-21 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart travels with the ball | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:44 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward travels with the ball | 35-21 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Marc Tolbert and he's hacked by Valentin Marino - foul #2 on Valentin Marino, team foul #1 | 37-21 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses the free throw | 37-21 |
| 18:22 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino pulls down the rebound | 37-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:06 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson is called for traveling | 37-21 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Griffith (SF) Nicholas Muller | |
| 17:35 | Iowa State | Marc Tolbert steals the ball from Ralph McGuire | 37-21 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is fouled on the floor by Valentin Marino - foul #3 on Valentin Marino, team foul #2 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (SG) Valentin Marino | |
| 17:21 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-21 |
| 17:20 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Ralph McGuire | 37-21 |
| 17:04 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Nelson and he's fouled by Aaron Mart - foul #2 on Aaron Mart, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF) Jacob Surles | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Joseph Odum (SF) Kenny Ward, Ralph McGuire | |
| 17:04 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:46 | Ohio State | Raymond Nelson swats the shot by Alvin Betton | 37-24 |
| 16:45 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Raymond Nelson | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:28 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton buries a shot from the left side | 37-26 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses short on a shot near the basket | 37-26 |
| 16:18 | Iowa State | Michael Thies pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 16:01 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Hereford - foul #3 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Robert Green (C) Alvin Betton, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller (PF) Raymond Nelson | |
| 16:01 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 16:01 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Muller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses long on a floater from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 15:41 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 15:12 | Iowa State | Michael Thies is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Thies, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SF) Kyle Puente | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Arthur Brown (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies, Joseph Odum, Joe Griffith | |
| 14:50 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 14:48 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Valentin Marino | 37-28 |
| 14:29 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Valentin Marino and the foul's on Allan Biggs - foul #3 on Allan Biggs, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (PG), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Marc Tolbert, Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Griffith (SF) Nicholas Muller | |
| 14:29 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses the free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles double dribbles | 37-30 |
| 13:47 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire can't throw it down | 37-30 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:06 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-30 |
| 13:04 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 12:38 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 12:23 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is hacked by Arthur Brown - foul #4 on Arthur Brown, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Kyle Puente (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Robert Green (C) Allan Biggs, Jacob Surles, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Michael Thies (SG), Nicholas Muller (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Joe Griffith, Arthur Brown | |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Marc Tolbert | 39-30 |
| 11:50 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton is fouled on the floor by Marc Tolbert - foul #1 on Marc Tolbert, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) PF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) SF - Nicholas Muller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph McGuire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Iowa State | Michael Thies hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Craig Braxton | 39-32 |
| 11:05 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-32 |
| 11:04 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 10:41 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire buries a shot near the basket | 39-34 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 10:25 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 09:58 | Iowa State | Robert Green is called for the reach on Craig Braxton - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG), Jacob Surles (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Alvin Betton, Kyle Puente, Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Joe Griffith (SF) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies, Nicholas Muller | |
| 09:37 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire hits a runner from the baseline set up by Kenny Ward | 41-36 |
| 09:23 | Ohio State | Ralph McGuire picks off the pass by Aaron Mart | 41-36 |
| 08:54 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson misses the dunk but the foul's on Aaron Mart - foul #3 on Aaron Mart, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| 08:54 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 08:54 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 08:54 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jacob Surles | 44-37 |
| 08:18 | Iowa State | Aaron Mart steals it from Kenny Ward | 44-37 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Allan Biggs travels with the ball | 44-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (PG) Marc Tolbert | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller (PF) Raymond Nelson | |
| 07:42 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-37 |
| 07:41 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jacob Surles (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nicholas Muller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph McGuire (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Kenny Ward | 44-39 |
| 07:06 | Ohio State | Joe Griffith steals it from Jamie Hereford | 44-39 |
| 07:03 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith misses the easy layup | 44-39 |
| 07:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jamie Hereford | 44-39 |
| 06:42 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford slams it home | 46-39 |
| 06:13 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward is hacked by Jacob Surles - foul #1 on Jacob Surles, team foul #7 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Kyle Puente (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Robert Green (C) Allan Biggs, Jacob Surles, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (SG), Joseph Odum (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF), Arthur Brown (C) Valentin Marino, Joe Griffith, Nicholas Muller, Ralph McGuire | |
| 06:13 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 06:13 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 05:58 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown double dribbles | 46-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG) Kenny Ward | |
| 05:41 | Ohio State | Arthur Brown blocks the short jumper by Alvin Betton | 46-39 |
| 05:39 | Iowa State | Michael Thies snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 05:37 | Iowa State | Alvin Betton takes the ball from Craig Braxton in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton slams it home | 48-39 |
| 05:07 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-39 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Robert Green comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 48-39 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Iowa State | Michael Thies misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-39 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Odum - foul #2 on Joseph Odum, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Allan Biggs (SG), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Alvin Betton, Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Griffith (SF), Nicholas Muller (PF) Joseph Odum, Raymond Nelson | |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 04:18 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:00 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Nicholas Muller | 52-42 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | The 3pt attempt by Kyle Puente is denied by Arthur Brown | 52-42 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Biggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nicholas Muller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-42 |
| 03:20 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Thies | 54-42 |
| 03:07 | Iowa State | Michael Thies hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-42 |
| 02:59 | Iowa State | Michael Thies grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 02:51 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Braxton | 54-45 |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Jacob Surles (SF) Allan Biggs, Kyle Puente | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies | |
| 02:37 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton clanks a shot from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:24 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith lays it up and in set up by Valentin Marino | 54-47 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton can't connect on a shot near the basket | 54-47 |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 01:55 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 01:55 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Joe Griffith, Arthur Brown | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | Jamie Hereford steals it from Raymond Nelson | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:15 | Ohio State | Nicholas Muller takes the ball from Aaron Mart | 56-47 |
| 01:05 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino is fouled on the floor by Alvin Betton - foul #2 on Alvin Betton, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| 01:05 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:05 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Nicholas Muller is called for the reach on Alvin Betton - foul #2 on Nicholas Muller, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is hacked by Valentin Marino - foul #4 on Valentin Marino, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:56 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Valentin Marino | 58-52 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Kenny Ward is called for the reach on Marc Tolbert in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Ward, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:43 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 00:42 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is hacked by Kenny Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Ward, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:33 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Muller | 62-55 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Kenny Ward is called for the reach on Marc Tolbert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenny Ward, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller is fouled on the floor by Alvin Betton - foul #3 on Alvin Betton, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart is hacked by Kenny Ward in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kenny Ward, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG) Kenny Ward | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:16 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller dunks the ball | 65-57 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is hacked by Craig Braxton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Braxton, team foul #12 | 65-57 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:13 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:07 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-57 |
| 00:06 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert runs out the clock | 66-57 |