| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Steven Jones inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Steven Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Thomas Sims can't tip it in | 26-29 |
| 19:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:36 | Ohio State | James Smalls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum's layup is rejected by Joseph Passmore | 26-29 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer hits a fadeaway from the right side | 26-31 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Steven Jones tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 18:17 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick Jones | 28-33 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Passmore - foul #2 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:37 | Ohio State | Efrain Mahlum denies the turnaround by James Smalls | 30-33 |
| 17:36 | Iowa | Thomas Sims grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 30-33 |
| 17:10 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:59 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 16:57 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Steven Jones gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:16 | Iowa | James Smalls steals the ball from Steven Jones | 30-33 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer banks in the layup on a great pass from James Smalls | 30-35 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Passmore - foul #3 on Joseph Passmore, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Eric Whiteside (PF), Justin Bell (C) George Williams, Thomas Sims, Daniel Walter, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), John Fountain (SG) James Smalls, Patrick Jones | |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Fountain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore knocks in the shot from close range set up by Don Richardson | 32-37 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Steven Jones is fouled on the floor by Tyler Moorer - foul #2 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Justin Bell drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 14:46 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses the dunk | 35-37 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Steven Jones grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Justin Bell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 13:53 | Ohio State | John Fountain double dribbles | 35-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Thomas Sims (SG), Daniel Walter (PF) Brandon Lee, Robert Winfrey, Eric Whiteside | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) John Fountain | |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Pat McElhany steals the ball from Thomas Sims | 35-37 |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF), James Stamey (PF), George Predmore (C) Tyler Moorer, Pat McElhany, Joseph Passmore | |
| 12:39 | Iowa | George Williams clanks a turnaround in the paint | 35-37 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Thomas Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Steven Jones drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from George Williams | 37-37 |
| 12:09 | Ohio State | Don Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Whiteside (SF), Efrain Mahlum (C) Steven Jones, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore (C) George Predmore | |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Daniel Walter is whistled for a carry | 37-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG) George Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (PF) James Stamey | |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Ira Casson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Whiteside - foul #1 on Eric Whiteside, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SF) Patrick Jones | |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Ira Casson makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:34 | Ohio State | Ira Casson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 5 reb. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ira Casson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Don Richardson steps in front of the Thomas Sims pass | 37-39 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | Ira Casson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Don Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Whiteside - foul #2 on Eric Whiteside, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Steven Jones (SF), Justin Bell (PF) Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Eric Whiteside, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), James Stamey (C) Ira Casson, Joseph Passmore | |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 10:31 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum lays it in and the foul's on James Stamey - foul #1 on James Stamey, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Predmore (C) Pat McElhany | |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 09:45 | Ohio State | James Stamey makes the runner in the paint | 40-43 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-43 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Stamey | 40-43 |
| 09:06 | Ohio State | Don Richardson drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Jones | 40-45 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Predmore - foul #3 on George Predmore, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SG), Daniel Walter (PF) Robert Winfrey, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ira Casson (SF), Pat McElhany (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) Tyler Moorer, James Stamey, George Predmore | |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Justin Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:25 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore's floater is tipped away by Daniel Walter | 41-45 |
| 08:24 | Iowa | Justin Bell pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Daniel Walter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-45 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 07:40 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore travels with the ball | 41-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG), Efrain Mahlum (C) George Williams, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG), John Fountain (SG) Don Richardson, Patrick Jones | |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Steven Jones knocks in the floater from close range set up by Brandon Lee | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 5 reb. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Smalls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Fountain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ira Casson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Ohio State | Steven Jones denies the turnaround by Pat McElhany | 43-45 |
| 07:09 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore tips it home | 43-47 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | James Smalls picks off the pass by Brandon Lee | 43-47 |
| 06:22 | Ohio State | Brandon Lee steals it from Pat McElhany | 43-47 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Steven Jones clanks a shot from the left side | 43-47 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | John Fountain grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | James Smalls comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Sims - foul #2 on Thomas Sims, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Justin Bell (C) Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Steven Jones, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), Tyler Moorer (SF), James Stamey (PF), George Predmore (C) John Fountain, Ira Casson, Pat McElhany, Joseph Passmore | |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | James Smalls misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:35 | Ohio State | James Smalls misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Justin Bell gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | George Predmore pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 04:51 | Ohio State | Robert Winfrey is called for the reach on Patrick Jones - foul #1 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG) James Smalls | |
| 04:26 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses badly on a shot from the right side | 43-47 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Justin Bell pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 03:47 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Justin Bell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Walter - foul #3 on Daniel Walter, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SG), Steven Jones (SF), Efrain Mahlum (C) Robert Winfrey, Eric Whiteside, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (PF), Joseph Passmore (C) James Stamey, George Predmore | |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Don Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Don Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 5 reb. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Pat McElhany (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Passmore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG) George Williams | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | John Fountain misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG) Brandon Lee | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) John Fountain | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | George Williams is hacked by Don Richardson - foul #4 on Don Richardson, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by George Williams and the foul's on Patrick Jones - foul #1 on Patrick Jones, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF) Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Don Richardson | 50-52 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | George Williams makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Efrain Mahlum | 52-52 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Sims - foul #3 on Thomas Sims, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (C) Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Justin Bell gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Steven Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Don Richardson - foul #5 on Don Richardson, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Smalls (PG) Don Richardson | |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore makes the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on George Williams - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Joseph Passmore misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:15 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Thomas Sims is called for the reach on Patrick Jones - foul #4 on Thomas Sims, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Thomas Sims comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 54-56 |