| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Surles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Hereford | 30-21 |
| 19:08 | Iowa | Alvin Betton picks off the pass by Paul Vecchio | 30-21 |
| 18:44 | Ohio State | Boris Zulauf steps in front of the Jacob Surles pass | 30-21 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | John Denny hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Sang Zheng | 30-24 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart misses the dunk but the foul's on Philip Jordan - foul #1 on Philip Jordan, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 18:05 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is hacked by Paul Vecchio - foul #1 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 17:25 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Jamie Hereford swats the dunk try by Paul Vecchio | 35-27 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Marc Tolbert | 37-27 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Jacob Surles takes the ball from John Denny | 37-27 |
| 16:30 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-27 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:15 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 16:14 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 15:59 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Marc Tolbert | 40-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jacob Surles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Mart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton is whistled for a carry | 40-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF), Timothy Schweizer (PF), Robert Green (C) Jacob Surles, Aaron Mart, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:01 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Robert Green snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Philip Jordan - foul #2 on Philip Jordan, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| 14:38 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 14:19 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-27 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | John Denny grabs the offensive board | 43-27 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Sang Zheng comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-27 |
| 13:57 | Ohio State | Robert Green gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 13:41 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Alvin Betton | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Boris Zulauf | 46-29 |
| 12:58 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 12:57 | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer gets the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Denny - foul #2 on John Denny, team foul #4 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Jamie Hereford (C) Kyle Puente, Timothy Schweizer, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Boris Zulauf | |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Philip Jordan gets the rebound | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio is whistled for traveling | 46-29 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John Denny - foul #3 on John Denny, team foul #5 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kyle Puente (SF) Alvin Betton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (SG) John Denny | |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Young Qian (fresh) PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jamie Hereford - foul #2 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #1 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SF) Young Qian | |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-31 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the offensive board | 48-31 |
| 11:01 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kyle Puente | 51-31 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford snags the defensive board | 51-31 |
| 10:15 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-31 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Philip Jordan gets the rebound | 51-31 |
| 10:01 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-31 |
| 10:00 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford gets the rebound | 51-31 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Philip Jordan - foul #3 on Philip Jordan, team foul #6 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG) Jacob Surles | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Young Qian (SF), David Kaczynski (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, Boris Zulauf, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 09:39 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart misses the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 09:39 | Iowa | David Kaczynski gets the rebound | 52-31 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jamie Hereford - foul #3 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #2 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Schweizer (SF), Robert Green (C) Kyle Puente, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart is whistled for a carry | 52-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Milligan (PF) Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin double dribbles | 52-33 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Desmond Tobin is called for the reach on Alvin Betton - foul #1 on Desmond Tobin, team foul #7 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Jamie Hereford (C) Marc Tolbert, James Milligan, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF) Matthew Johansson, Young Qian | |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jamie Hereford - foul #4 on Jamie Hereford, team foul #3 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Aaron Mart (PF), Robert Green (C) Timothy Schweizer, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (PF) David Kaczynski | |
| 08:17 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 54-34 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 07:48 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Green | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Puente (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Mart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa | John Denny comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-35 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf gets the offensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Sang Zheng is hacked by Alvin Betton - foul #2 on Alvin Betton, team foul #4 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford (C) Robert Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Paul Vecchio (C) Sang Zheng, Desmond Tobin | |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio is fouled on the floor by Aaron Mart - foul #2 on Aaron Mart, team foul #5 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG) Alvin Betton | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Philip Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-35 |
| 06:44 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses the lay-in | 57-35 |
| 06:43 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford tips it home | 59-35 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses the jumper from the right block | 59-35 |
| 06:33 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart snags the defensive board | 59-35 |
| 06:09 | Ohio State | Kyle Puente misses long on a shot from the left side | 59-35 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Philip Jordan gets the rebound | 59-35 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Philip Jordan travels with the ball | 59-35 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Alvin Betton (SG), Timothy Schweizer (SF), James Milligan (PF) Jacob Surles, Kyle Puente, Aaron Mart | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), David Kaczynski (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Boris Zulauf, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| 05:32 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-35 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | John Denny misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-35 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | James Milligan snags the defensive board | 62-35 |
| 04:58 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Marc Tolbert | 64-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the jumper near the basket set up by David Kaczynski | 64-37 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-37 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Jamie Hereford misses the tip | 64-37 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | James Milligan pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-37 |
| 03:51 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Marc Tolbert | 66-37 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses the lay-in | 66-37 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | David Kaczynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Marc Tolbert (tiring) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Alvin Betton (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Schweizer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Milligan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Hereford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Denny (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Young Qian (fresh) PF - David Kaczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Iowa | James Milligan denies the turnaround by David Kaczynski | 66-37 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the offensive board | 66-37 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Young Qian scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Matthew Johansson | 66-40 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | John Denny is called for the reach on Alvin Betton - foul #4 on John Denny, team foul #8 | 66-40 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Kyle Puente (SF), Aaron Mart (PF), Robert Green (C) Marc Tolbert, Timothy Schweizer, James Milligan, Jamie Hereford | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), William Musson (PF) John Denny, David Kaczynski | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton makes the 1st free throw | 67-40 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-40 |
| 02:53 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Musson | 67-40 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-40 |
| 02:44 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart snags the defensive board | 67-40 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jacob Surles | 70-40 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Robert Green steps in front of the Matthew Johansson pass | 70-40 |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-40 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Young Qian pulls down the rebound | 70-40 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-40 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | William Musson tips it in | 70-42 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Robert Green clanks a floater from the left side | 70-42 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the rebound | 70-42 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-45 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Alvin Betton connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jacob Surles | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Alvin Betton steals the ball from Sang Zheng | 72-45 |
| 00:41 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the dunk attempt | 72-45 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin grabs the board | 72-45 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 72-45 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart grabs the defensive rebound | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Aaron Mart travels with the ball | 72-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert (PG), Jamie Hereford (C) Kyle Puente, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), David Kaczynski (PF) Sang Zheng, William Musson | |
| 00:03 | Iowa | David Kaczynski blows the dunk | 72-45 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | David Kaczynski tips it back up and in | 72-47 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Marc Tolbert runs out the clock | 72-47 |