| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Glen Love (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Foreman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Griffiths (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Leone (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy McCain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey can't finish the layup | 24-38 |
| 19:37 | Iowa State | Terry Griffiths grabs the offensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 19:23 | Iowa State | Glen Love can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-38 |
| 19:21 | Iowa State | Terry Griffiths snags the offensive board | 24-38 |
| 19:14 | Iowa State | Matt Leone picks off the pass by Ronald Bailey | 24-38 |
| 18:53 | Ohio State | Jeffrey Powers takes the ball from Matt Leone | 24-38 |
| 18:49 | Iowa State | Glen Love lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Powers | 26-38 |
| 18:24 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain is fouled on the floor by Douglas Foreman - foul #3 on Douglas Foreman, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Percy Cornish (PG), Thad Jenkins (SF), Marcel Hacker (PF), Anthony McElvain (C) Glen Love, Douglas Foreman, Ronald Bailey, Terry Griffiths | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks (PF), Gary Sears (C) Timothy McCain, Christopher Strong | |
| 18:04 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Omar Babcock | 26-40 |
| 17:38 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-40 |
| 17:36 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | Matt Leone comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-40 |
| 17:08 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 16:48 | Iowa State | Anthony McElvain misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 26-40 |
| 16:47 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 16:17 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Powers | 26-40 |
| 16:12 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-40 |
| 16:11 | Ohio State | Gary Sears grabs the board | 26-40 |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Matt Leone drills a shot from the right side set up by Omar Babcock | 26-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Percy Cornish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Powers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thad Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marcel Hacker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony McElvain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Leone (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Hendricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Sears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thad Jenkins | 28-42 |
| 15:09 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks misses short on a runner from the baseline | 28-42 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Sears | 28-42 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 14:49 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 14:33 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Love (PG), Douglas Foreman (SF), Roger Gould (PF), Terry Griffiths (C) Percy Cornish, Thad Jenkins, Marcel Hacker, Anthony McElvain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Matthew Watts (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Omar Babcock, Matt Leone, Thomas Sartori, Martin Hendricks, Gary Sears | |
| 14:29 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Griffiths - foul #1 on Terry Griffiths, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts blows the layup but the foul's on Glen Love - foul #1 on Glen Love, team foul #3 | 28-42 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:07 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:07 | Iowa State | Terry Griffiths grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 13:42 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 13:40 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 13:28 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts knocks in the jumper from the left side | 28-44 |
| 13:11 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman misses short on a jumper from the left side | 28-44 |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Powers - foul #3 on Jeffrey Powers, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Novoa (PG), Ronald Bailey (PF) Glen Love, Roger Gould | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Matt Leone (SG) Jeremy Kuczynski, Jordan Spratt | |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 12:49 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 12:29 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-45 |
| 12:27 | Ohio State | Matt Leone grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Novoa - foul #1 on Donald Novoa, team foul #5 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Percy Cornish (SG) Jeffrey Powers | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SF) Matthew Watts | |
| 12:05 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong loses the ball out of bounds | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:46 | Iowa State | Donald Novoa misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-45 |
| 11:44 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman can't tip it in | 28-45 |
| 11:42 | Ohio State | Christopher Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Donald Novoa (fresh) SG - Percy Cornish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Foreman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Griffiths (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Leone (tiring) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Timothy McCain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | Percy Cornish takes the ball from Matt Leone in the backcourt | 28-45 |
| 11:39 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey lays it in on a nice dish by Percy Cornish | 30-45 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Donald Novoa is called for the reach on Omar Babcock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Novoa, team foul #6 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Love (PG), Roger Gould (PF) Donald Novoa, Douglas Foreman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Martin Hendricks (C) Omar Babcock, Thomas Sartori, Christopher Strong | |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | Matt Leone scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Kuczynski | 30-48 |
| 10:56 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Glen Love and he's hacked by Martin Hendricks - foul #2 on Martin Hendricks, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers (SG) Percy Cornish | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gary Sears (C) Timothy McCain | |
| 10:56 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey makes the free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:27 | Ohio State | Glen Love steps in front of the Jeremy Kuczynski pass | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:07 | Iowa State | Glen Love misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-48 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 09:48 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Sears | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:33 | Iowa State | Martin Hendricks denies the turnaround by Roger Gould | 33-51 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Gary Sears gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Powers - foul #4 on Jeffrey Powers, team foul #7 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Novoa (PG), Percy Cornish (SG), Thad Jenkins (SF), Marcel Hacker (C) Glen Love, Jeffrey Powers, Ronald Bailey, Terry Griffiths | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Matthew Watts (SF), Timothy McCain (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Jordan Spratt, Martin Hendricks, Gary Sears | |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Matt Leone makes the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 08:53 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman (SF) Donald Novoa | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 08:51 | Ohio State | Matt Leone is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-52 |
| 08:39 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman misses the jump hook near the basket | 33-52 |
| 08:38 | Iowa State | Roger Gould pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 08:33 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-52 |
| 08:11 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 08:09 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Douglas Foreman | 33-52 |
| 07:43 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 35-52 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts is hacked by Douglas Foreman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Foreman, team foul #8 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Novoa (PG), Terry Griffiths (C) Thad Jenkins, Marcel Hacker | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori (SF) Matt Leone | |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 07:41 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Donald Novoa (fresh) SG - Percy Cornish (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Foreman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Roger Gould (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Terry Griffiths (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Watts (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Sartori (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy McCain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Matthew Watts - foul #3 on Matthew Watts, team foul #2 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matt Leone (SG) Matthew Watts | |
| 07:33 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish misses the free throw | 37-54 |
| 07:33 | Iowa State | Roger Gould grabs the offensive board | 37-54 |
| 07:28 | Iowa State | Donald Novoa can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-54 |
| 07:26 | Iowa State | Roger Gould tips it home | 39-54 |
| 06:57 | Ohio State | Donald Novoa picks off the pass by Matt Leone | 39-54 |
| 06:37 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-54 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 06:14 | Ohio State | Matt Leone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 06:12 | Iowa State | Terry Griffiths grabs the board | 39-54 |
| 05:56 | Iowa State | Terry Griffiths double dribbles | 39-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Love (PG), Thad Jenkins (SG), Ronald Bailey (PF), Anthony McElvain (C) Donald Novoa, Percy Cornish, Roger Gould, Terry Griffiths | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Matthew Watts (SG), Jordan Spratt (SF), Martin Hendricks (PF), Gary Sears (C) Omar Babcock, Matt Leone, Thomas Sartori, Timothy McCain, Christopher Strong | |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks travels with the ball | 39-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers (SG) Douglas Foreman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:17 | Iowa State | Gary Sears picks off the pass by Ronald Bailey | 39-54 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski is fouled in the backcourt by Glen Love - foul #2 on Glen Love, team foul #9 | 39-54 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 05:15 | Iowa State | Anthony McElvain grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 04:56 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 04:55 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 04:42 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-55 |
| 04:41 | Ohio State | Martin Hendricks gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts is called for traveling | 39-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Novoa (PG), Percy Cornish (SG), Marcel Hacker (C) Glen Love, Jeffrey Powers, Anthony McElvain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Matt Leone (SG), Thomas Sartori (SF) Jeremy Kuczynski, Matthew Watts, Jordan Spratt | |
| 04:14 | Iowa State | Omar Babcock is called for the reach on Donald Novoa - foul #2 on Omar Babcock, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Strong (C) Gary Sears | |
| 04:03 | Iowa State | Martin Hendricks is called for the reach on Ronald Bailey - foul #3 on Martin Hendricks, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| 03:58 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 03:56 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Ohio State | Matt Leone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 03:38 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Donald Novoa (fresh) SG - Percy Cornish (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thad Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Bailey (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcel Hacker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Omar Babcock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Leone (tired) 31 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sartori (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Hendricks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Strong (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Iowa State | Matt Leone is called for the reach on Marcel Hacker - foul #1 on Matt Leone, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy McCain (PF) Christopher Strong | |
| 03:00 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Sartori - foul #2 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #6 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Matthew Watts (SG), Gary Sears (C) Matt Leone, Martin Hendricks | |
| 03:00 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 03:00 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy McCain | 40-58 |
| 02:23 | Iowa State | Thomas Sartori is called for the reach on Marcel Hacker - foul #3 on Thomas Sartori, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Anthony McElvain (C) Thad Jenkins | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jeremy Kuczynski (PG), Jordan Spratt (SF) Omar Babcock, Thomas Sartori | |
| 02:23 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 02:23 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Matthew Watts can't connect on a shot from the left block | 42-58 |
| 02:04 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 01:55 | Iowa State | Anthony McElvain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-58 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins (SF) Anthony McElvain | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Omar Babcock (PG), Matt Leone (SG), Thomas Sartori (SF), Christopher Strong (C) Jeremy Kuczynski, Matthew Watts, Jordan Spratt, Gary Sears | |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-58 |
| 01:26 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock grabs the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Matt Leone connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-61 |
| 01:01 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-61 |
| 00:59 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey hits the follow up shot | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thad Jenkins - foul #2 on Thad Jenkins, team foul #10 | 44-61 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 00:34 | Ohio State | Thomas Sartori misses the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 00:34 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Timothy McCain gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Omar Babcock runs out the clock | 44-61 |