| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 27-38 |
| 19:23 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 19:21 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum tips it home | 29-38 |
| 19:07 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 19:06 | Iowa State | Victor Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:37 | Iowa State | Victor Smith is fouled on the floor by Jacob Surles - foul #1 on Jacob Surles, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 18:08 | Iowa State | Jack Reese misses the lay-in | 29-38 |
| 18:06 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 17:49 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 17:47 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 17:37 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-38 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | Robert Green pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Robert Green scores on a shot from close range and he's fouled by Ralph McGuire - foul #1 on Ralph McGuire, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Stephen Luz (SG), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Randall Padula (C) Victor Smith, Jack Reese, Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (SF), Ian Hermann (PF) Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger | |
| 17:16 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the free throw | 29-41 |
| 16:54 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum banks in the layup on a great pass from Alphonse Rossi | 31-41 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Victor Smith (SG) William Morrison, Joseph Odum | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Robert Green | |
| 16:19 | Iowa State | Victor Smith makes the runner from the baseline set up by David Bogart | 33-41 |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | David Bogart steals it from Ian Hermann | 33-41 |
| 16:03 | Iowa State | Victor Smith banks in the layup set up by David Bogart | 35-41 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Victor Smith is called for the reach on Jacob Surles - foul #1 on Victor Smith, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (SG), Jack Reese (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Victor Smith, Alphonse Rossi, Randall Padula | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Robert Green (C) Jacob Surles, Ian Hermann, Raymond Pardee | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Luz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Oscar White (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Patton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the easy layup | 35-41 |
| 15:17 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jack Reese | 35-41 |
| 14:53 | Iowa State | David Bogart is called for traveling | 35-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Joseph Odum (SF) David Bogart, Stephen Luz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Owen Thompson (SF) Drazen Zenz, Charles Patton | |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Luther Holmes - foul #4 on Luther Holmes, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Victor Smith (SG) Luther Holmes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:35 | Ohio State | Oscar White misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:35 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:14 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Owen Thompson - foul #1 on Owen Thompson, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG) Oscar White | |
| 14:14 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:14 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:10 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-41 |
| 13:47 | Iowa State | Victor Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-41 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Robert Green gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:25 | Ohio State | Robert Green can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:24 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 13:02 | Iowa State | Victor Smith travels with the ball | 36-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi (PF), Randall Padula (C) Jack Reese, Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (SF), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger, Robert Green | |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 12:42 | Ohio State | Charles Patton tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 12:19 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Charles Patton - foul #1 on Charles Patton, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Stephen Luz (SG) William Morrison, Victor Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG) Jose Hernandez | |
| 12:19 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 11:51 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Drazen Zenz, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger (PF), Robert Green (C) Ian Hermann, Raymond Pardee | |
| 11:22 | Iowa State | Stephen Luz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Patton - foul #2 on Charles Patton, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Victor Smith (SG), Jack Reese (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) Joseph Odum, Alphonse Rossi, Randall Padula | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG) Drazen Zenz | |
| 11:22 | Iowa State | Stephen Luz misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:22 | Iowa State | Stephen Luz misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:22 | Ohio State | Robert Green grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Luz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Patton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Green (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 10:54 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Green | 38-46 |
| 10:32 | Iowa State | Robert Green blocks the short jumper by Ralph McGuire | 38-46 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jacob Surles and the foul's on Victor Smith - foul #2 on Victor Smith, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG) David Bogart | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SG), Owen Thompson (SF) Jacob Surles, Charles Patton | |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses the free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:12 | Iowa State | Stephen Luz gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:52 | Iowa State | Victor Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-48 |
| 09:51 | Iowa State | William Morrison grabs the offensive board | 38-48 |
| 09:33 | Iowa State | Jack Reese hits the finger roll | 40-48 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | William Morrison takes the ball from Robert Green | 40-48 |
| 08:45 | Iowa State | Victor Smith comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Eugene Greenberger - foul #1 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Odum (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Randall Padula (C) Stephen Luz, Jack Reese, Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Jacob Surles (SG), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Oscar White, Eugene Greenberger, Robert Green | |
| 08:45 | Iowa State | Victor Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:45 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:45 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Ian Hermann is denied by Randall Padula | 41-48 |
| 08:24 | Iowa State | Randall Padula gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 07:58 | Iowa State | Victor Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 07:46 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson banks in the layup | 44-50 |
| 07:20 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 44-50 |
| 07:19 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Padula (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ian Hermann (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Ohio State | Ian Hermann makes the jumpshot from the right side | 44-52 |
| 06:38 | Iowa State | William Morrison drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Smith | 47-52 |
| 06:32 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles slams it home set up by Drazen Zenz | 47-54 |
| 06:29 | Iowa State | Jacob Surles takes the ball from William Morrison in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| 06:10 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 06:08 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 05:50 | Iowa State | William Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Luther Holmes (SG), Stephen Luz (SF), Jack Reese (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) William Morrison, Victor Smith, Joseph Odum, Alphonse Rossi, Randall Padula | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Charles Patton (SF), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Robert Green (C) Drazen Zenz, Owen Thompson, Ian Hermann, Raymond Pardee | |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jacob Surles, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| 05:04 | Iowa State | Jack Reese is denied on a layup by Charles Patton | 47-54 |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 04:46 | Ohio State | Robert Green tips it in | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:22 | Iowa State | David Bogart misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-56 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Robert Green snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles slams it home on a nice dish by Jose Hernandez | 47-58 |
| 04:01 | Iowa State | David Bogart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 04:00 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 03:44 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | Iowa State | Jack Reese can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 03:24 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire grabs the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 03:13 | Iowa State | Eugene Greenberger swats the shot by Stephen Luz | 47-60 |
| 03:11 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the board | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Luz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Reese (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Surles (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Patton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Green (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses long on a floater from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger tips it in | 47-62 |
| 02:35 | Iowa State | Jose Hernandez steals the ball from Ralph McGuire | 47-62 |
| 02:19 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez tips it home | 47-64 |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Patton - foul #3 on Charles Patton, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi (PF) Jack Reese | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Oscar White (SG), Owen Thompson (SF), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Jacob Surles, Charles Patton, Eugene Greenberger, Robert Green | |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Ohio State | Ralph McGuire swats the short shot by Raymond Pardee | 49-64 |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:26 | Iowa State | Ian Hermann is called for the reach on Ralph McGuire - foul #3 on Ian Hermann, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Jacob Surles (SG), Eugene Greenberger (PF), Robert Green (C) Drazen Zenz, Oscar White, Ian Hermann, Raymond Pardee | |
| 01:26 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:26 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:09 | Ohio State | Robert Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Randall Padula (C) Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:00 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi hits the finger roll | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Ohio State | Luther Holmes is called for the reach on Jose Hernandez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Luther Holmes, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Odum (SF) Luther Holmes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG), Raymond Pardee (C) Jacob Surles, Robert Green | |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez is fouled on the floor by David Bogart - foul #1 on David Bogart, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 00:28 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Stephen Luz is blocked by Eugene Greenberger | 53-64 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi tips it in | 55-64 |
| 00:21 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Victor Smith (SG), Jack Reese (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) David Bogart, Stephen Luz, Alphonse Rossi, Randall Padula | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Robert Green (C) Drazen Zenz, Raymond Pardee | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez is hacked by William Morrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Morrison, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG), Raymond Pardee (C) Jacob Surles, Robert Green | |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:20 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:12 | Iowa State | Jack Reese hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Greenberger - foul #2 on Eugene Greenberger, team foul #10 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Stephen Luz (SG), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Randall Padula (C) William Morrison, Victor Smith, Joseph Odum, Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jacob Surles (SG), Robert Green (C) Drazen Zenz, Raymond Pardee | |
| 00:12 | Iowa State | Jack Reese misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:12 | Iowa State | Jack Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:12 | Ohio State | Robert Green grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez runs out the clock | 55-66 |