| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Ohio State | Joseph Williams takes the ball from Cameron Fry | 21-32 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses long on a 3 from straight away | 21-32 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 19:04 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 21-32 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco clanks a floater from the right side | 21-32 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 18:26 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-32 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Ernest Hall is called for the reach on Virgilio Greco - foul #2 on Ernest Hall, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie buries a jumper near the basket | 23-32 |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Byron Steele and the foul's on Amado Yazzie - foul #1 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Warren Carnegie (PF) Cameron Fry, Vincent Kirby | |
| 17:40 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice makes the free throw | 23-35 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 17:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Rice | 23-35 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-35 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 16:38 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Virgilio Greco, Patrick Anderson, Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Vincent Kirby (PF) Ernest Hall, Warren Carnegie | |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andre Russo - foul #3 on Andre Russo, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), Garf Zegar (SF), Amado Yazzie (C) Joseph Williams, Steven Finney, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Frankel (PF) Eugene Rice | |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 16:16 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-36 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie tips it home | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Lord (fresh) SG - James Haugen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garf Zegar (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) C - Amado Yazzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Amado Yazzie - foul #2 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #3 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andre Russo (C) Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (SF), Eugene Rice (C) William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the free throw | 25-39 |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Steven Lord | 27-39 |
| 14:59 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses the easy layup | 27-39 |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice hits the follow up shot | 27-41 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | James Haugen can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Byron Steele - foul #1 on Byron Steele, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Steven Finney (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF) Steven Lord, Garf Zegar, Domenic Mancini | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Cameron Fry, Joseph Alcazar, Eugene Rice | |
| 14:48 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:25 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-41 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby can't tip it in | 29-41 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:07 | Iowa | James Haugen hits a 3 from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 13:48 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 32-41 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | James Haugen snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Williams | 35-41 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-41 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby tips it in | 35-43 |
| 12:51 | Iowa | Joseph Williams is hacked by Byron Steele - foul #2 on Byron Steele, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (SG), Amado Yazzie (C) James Haugen, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Warren Carnegie (PF), Eugene Rice (C) Ernest Hall, William McCurty, Larry Frankel, Vincent Kirby | |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 12:13 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie is whistled for a carry | 35-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Larry Frankel (PF) Warren Carnegie | |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie lays it up and in | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice hits a jumper in the paint set up by Joseph Alcazar | 37-45 |
| 11:11 | Iowa | The jump hook by Amado Yazzie is blocked by Eugene Rice | 37-45 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Eugene Rice | 37-45 |
| 10:46 | Ohio State | Byron Steele hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-45 |
| 10:44 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Joseph Williams is hacked by Larry Frankel - foul #1 on Larry Frankel, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), James Haugen (SG), Domenic Mancini (PF) Joseph Williams, Steven Finney, Patrick Anderson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), William McCurty (SF), Vincent Kirby (PF) Byron Steele, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie misses the shot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 10:12 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 09:44 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Cameron Fry | 37-47 |
| 09:25 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Garf Zegar (SF), Andre Russo (C) Virgilio Greco, Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Joseph Alcazar (SF) Cameron Fry, William McCurty | |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Byron Steele | 37-49 |
| 08:59 | Iowa | James Haugen scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-49 |
| 08:40 | Ohio State | Byron Steele misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 08:38 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby hits the follow up shot | 39-51 |
| 08:15 | Ohio State | The refs have stopped play. Vincent Kirby is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Virgilio Greco (SG), Steven Finney (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF) Steven Lord, James Haugen, Garf Zegar, Domenic Mancini | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), William McCurty (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Vincent Kirby | |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Joseph Williams is fouled on the floor by Cameron Fry - foul #2 on Cameron Fry, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Eugene Rice is called for the reach on Andre Russo - foul #1 on Eugene Rice, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Steven Finney drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Byron Steele (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McCurty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Rice (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits a 3 from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William McCurty - foul #1 on William McCurty, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Amado Yazzie (C) Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Warren Carnegie (PF) Byron Steele, William McCurty, Larry Frankel | |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Steven Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 06:36 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ernest Hall, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (PG), Larry Frankel (PF) Cameron Fry, Eugene Rice | |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Larry Frankel - foul #2 on Larry Frankel, team foul #9 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Vincent Kirby (C) Byron Steele, Warren Carnegie | |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 05:47 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 45-54 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Steven Finney pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Larry Frankel swats the short shot by Amado Yazzie | 45-54 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:53 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby buries a floater from the left block | 45-56 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Finney | 47-56 |
| 04:27 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 04:25 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel can't tip it in | 47-56 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 47-56 |
| 04:09 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 03:42 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Steven Finney snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Virgilio Greco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Finney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Cameron Fry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Larry Frankel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Kirby (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Joseph Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), James Haugen (SG), Garf Zegar (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Joseph Williams, Virgilio Greco, Steven Finney, Patrick Anderson, Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG), William McCurty (SF), Eugene Rice (C) Ernest Hall, Joseph Alcazar, Larry Frankel | |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice double dribbles | 47-56 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Garf Zegar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 02:43 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Byron Steele | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion 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 (+1) | |
| 02:04 | Iowa | James Haugen drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Garf Zegar | 49-58 |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Byron Steele and the foul's on Andre Russo - foul #4 on Andre Russo, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Goodman (SF) Cameron Fry | |
| 01:42 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion 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 (+4) | |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Steven Lord makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Eugene Rice misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 52-61 |
| 01:15 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 01:15 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Virgilio Greco (SG), Steven Finney (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Steven Lord, James Haugen, Garf Zegar, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Cameron Fry (PG), Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (SF), Larry Frankel (PF) Byron Steele, William McCurty, Robert Goodman, Eugene Rice | |
| 01:03 | Iowa | The jumper by Joseph Williams is denied by Vincent Kirby | 52-61 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie tips it back up and in | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | Patrick Anderson is called for the reach on Joseph Alcazar - foul #1 on Patrick Anderson, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Byron Steele (SG) Ernest Hall | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Williams is called for the reach on Cameron Fry - foul #1 on Joseph Williams, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is fouled on the floor by Steven Finney - foul #2 on Steven Finney, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:53 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa 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 (+4) | |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Joseph Alcazar steals the ball from Amado Yazzie | 54-63 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Williams is called for the reach on Cameron Fry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | The short jumper by Amado Yazzie is denied by Larry Frankel | 54-65 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson tips it in | 56-65 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry is hacked by Joseph Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Williams, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Joseph Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 00:30 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby is fouled in the backcourt by Virgilio Greco - foul #1 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #10 | 56-65 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:28 | Ohio State | Vincent Kirby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco connects on the jumper from the right side | 58-67 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Virgilio Greco is called for the reach on Joseph Alcazar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:23 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson blows the dunk | 58-69 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson tips it home | 60-69 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Byron Steele is fouled in the backcourt by Virgilio Greco - foul #3 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #12 | 60-69 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Byron Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Joseph Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Vincent Kirby | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Cameron Fry runs out the clock | 60-71 |