| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fresh) SG - William McCurty (fresh) SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) C - Joseph Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) SG - Steven Finney (fresh) SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti slams it home | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel is fouled on the floor by Donald Gigliotti - foul #1 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | The short jumper by Sylvester Davey is denied by Joseph Jones | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti buries a jump hook from the left block | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis makes the fadeaway from close range set up by William McCurty and the foul's on Ray Breit - foul #1 on Ray Breit, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Larry Frankel - foul #1 on Larry Frankel, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jamie Marquis, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Steven Finney clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 3-5 |
| 17:48 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 17:47 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones tips it in | 5-5 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Ohio State | William McCurty gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:24 | Ohio State | William McCurty buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Karl Portillo | 7-5 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Steven Finney connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Ray Breit and he's hacked by William McCurty - foul #1 on William McCurty, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andre Russo (C) Amado Yazzie | |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Steven Finney makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo misses the easy layup | 7-8 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Karl Portillo picks off the pass by Andre Russo | 7-8 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis connects on the runner from the right block set up by Karl Portillo | 9-8 |
| 16:08 | Iowa | Larry Frankel swats the short shot by Donald Gigliotti | 9-8 |
| 16:06 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:52 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William McCurty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (fresh) PF - Larry Frankel (fresh) C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sylvester Davey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Andre Russo (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel is fouled on the floor by Donald Gigliotti - foul #2 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Ray Breit, Steven Finney, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Andre Russo | |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | William McCurty drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Karl Portillo and he's fouled by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| 15:14 | Ohio State | William McCurty makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-11 |
| 14:51 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-11 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones hits the follow up shot | 15-11 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-11 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 17-11 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 17-11 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 13:50 | Ohio State | William McCurty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 13:49 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SG) Reginald Phillips | |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones is called for traveling | 17-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Andre Russo (C) Virgilio Greco, Amado Yazzie | |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 13:14 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Larry Frankel | 17-11 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Larry Frankel makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Karl Portillo | 20-11 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Jamie Marquis is called for the reach on Domenic Mancini - foul #2 on Jamie Marquis, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), Warren Carnegie (C) Jamie Marquis, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF), Amado Yazzie (C) Richard Brown, Andre Russo | |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Steven Finney buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ray Breit and he's fouled by Larry Frankel - foul #2 on Larry Frankel, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar (PF) Larry Frankel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG) Ray Breit | |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Steven Finney makes the free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:57 | Ohio State | William McCurty blows the layup | 20-14 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) SG - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Portillo (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Alcazar (fresh) C - Warren Carnegie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Domenic Mancini (fairly fresh) C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey travels with the ball | 20-14 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joseph Jones (C) Karl Portillo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones double dribbles | 20-14 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Gregory Bailey - foul #1 on Gregory Bailey, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:24 | Ohio State | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 11:18 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Domenic Mancini | 20-15 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey throws it down and he's hacked by Warren Carnegie - foul #1 on Warren Carnegie, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Andre Russo (C) Virgilio Greco, Amado Yazzie | |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:49 | Ohio State | William McCurty is hacked by Steven Finney - foul #1 on Steven Finney, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Portillo (SF) Warren Carnegie | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SG) Steven Finney | |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | William McCurty loses the ball out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Warren Carnegie (C) William McCurty, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses badly on a shot near the basket | 20-18 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Brown | 20-18 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey drills a turnaround from the left block | 20-20 |
| 09:57 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:43 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 20-22 |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar buries a jump hook from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Karl Portillo is called for the reach on Ray Breit - foul #1 on Karl Portillo, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Ohio State | William McCurty (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Gregory Bailey, Warren Carnegie | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SG), Amado Yazzie (C) Sylvester Davey, Andre Russo | |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:56 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Steven Finney buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-25 |
| 08:46 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie (PF) Karl Portillo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Reginald Phillips (SF) Ray Breit, Richard Brown | |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Steven Finney | 22-27 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Ernest Hall loses the dribble to Virgilio Greco | 22-27 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco is fouled on the floor by Ernest Hall - foul #1 on Ernest Hall, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG) Ernest Hall | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 07:36 | Ohio State | William McCurty can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-29 |
| 07:34 | Ohio State | Warren Carnegie tips it home | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Gregory Bailey (fresh) SG - William McCurty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Alcazar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Carnegie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) PF - Domenic Mancini (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie double dribbles | 24-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Karl Portillo (SF) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF), Andre Russo (C) Reginald Phillips, Amado Yazzie | |
| 06:58 | Ohio State | William McCurty comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Andre Russo | 24-29 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Warren Carnegie is called for the reach on Sylvester Davey - foul #2 on Warren Carnegie, team foul #10 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis (PG), Larry Frankel (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Gregory Bailey, Joseph Alcazar, Warren Carnegie | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Richard Brown (SG) Virgilio Greco, Steven Finney | |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:04 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the jump hook from the baseline | 24-30 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to William McCurty | 24-30 |
| 05:43 | Ohio State | William McCurty misses the shot from the left side | 24-30 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-30 |
| 05:27 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 24-30 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-30 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | Andre Russo snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Ray Breit comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Frankel - foul #3 on Larry Frankel, team foul #11 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SG), Joseph Alcazar (PF), Warren Carnegie (C) William McCurty, Larry Frankel, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SG), Amado Yazzie (C) Sylvester Davey, Andre Russo | |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Domenic Mancini is called for the reach on Jamie Marquis - foul #1 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Giannini (SF) Karl Portillo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Hall | 27-31 |
| 03:53 | Iowa | Steven Finney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Warren Carnegie | 27-31 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | Joseph Alcazar buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jamie Marquis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ernest Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Giannini (fresh) PF - Joseph Alcazar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Warren Carnegie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Domenic Mancini (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Jamie Marquis drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Alcazar | 33-34 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini comes up short on the runner from the left block | 33-34 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Steven Finney grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Steven Finney tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Jamie Marquis - foul #3 on Jamie Marquis, team foul #12 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory Bailey (PG), William McCurty (SG), Karl Portillo (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Jamie Marquis, Ernest Hall, Henry Giannini, Joseph Alcazar | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Andre Russo (C) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Domenic Mancini, Amado Yazzie | |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bailey - foul #2 on Gregory Bailey, team foul #13 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ernest Hall (SF) Warren Carnegie | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SG) Steven Finney | |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Karl Portillo | 33-37 |
| 01:24 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-37 |
| 01:22 | Ohio State | William McCurty tips it home | 35-37 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti is whistled for traveling | 35-37 |
| 00:51 | Ohio State | Karl Portillo scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Bailey | 37-37 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco is fouled on the floor by Gregory Bailey - foul #3 on Gregory Bailey, team foul #14 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Henry Giannini (SF) Gregory Bailey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SG) Reginald Phillips | |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | William McCurty knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Hall | 40-39 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Andre Russo loses the dribble to Joseph Jones | 40-39 |