| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Roman Zamora (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Thomas Sims inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Travis Tucker is whistled for traveling | 24-25 |
| 19:16 | Ohio State | Don Richardson clanks a floater from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Steven Jones snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Thomas Sims is called for traveling | 24-25 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Tyler Moorer, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Steven Jones is fouled on the floor by George Crenshaw - foul #2 on George Crenshaw, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Roman Zamora loses the dribble to Don Richardson | 24-25 |
| 17:35 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Don Richardson | 24-27 |
| 17:15 | Iowa | Travis Tucker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Steven Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Steven Jones is fouled on the floor by Matthew Beyers - foul #2 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #3 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG) Pat McElhany | |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses badly on a floater from close range | 24-27 |
| 16:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Tyler Moorer | 24-27 |
| 15:56 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers is open and scores on a runner from the right block | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Roman Zamora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Daniel Walter is called for traveling | 24-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Justin Bell (C) Thomas Sims, Travis Tucker, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Fountain (SG), Pat McElhany (SF) Don Richardson, Tyler Moorer | |
| 15:00 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by George Crenshaw | 24-31 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Roman Zamora is hacked by Matthew Beyers - foul #3 on Matthew Beyers, team foul #4 | 24-31 |
| 14:07 | Iowa | Roman Zamora misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | Steven Jones pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 13:20 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers blows the wide open dunk | 24-31 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven Jones | 24-31 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Matthew Beyers picks off the pass by Justin Bell | 24-31 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | George Crenshaw is hacked by Justin Bell - foul #1 on Justin Bell, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SF), Travis Tucker (PF), Daniel Walter (C) Randy Darby, Efrain Mahlum, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Tyler Moorer (SF) Patrick Jones, Pat McElhany | |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Travis Tucker - foul #3 on Travis Tucker, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (SF) John Fountain | |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 11:56 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Roman Zamora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - George Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Iowa | Steven Jones loses the dribble to Tyler Moorer | 24-33 |
| 11:11 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers's floater is tipped away by Travis Tucker | 24-33 |
| 11:09 | Ohio State | Don Richardson grabs the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer buries a driving attempt in the paint | 24-35 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Daniel Walter can't connect on a floater from close range | 24-35 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Roman Zamora drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-35 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | Don Richardson buries a 3 from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Roman Zamora misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 09:30 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 09:08 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers slams it home on a great pass from Don Richardson | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Steven Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-40 |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 08:26 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Travis Tucker gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Travis Tucker connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Sims | 29-40 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Jones - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Randy Darby (SG), Anthony Womac (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Justin Bell (C) Roman Zamora, Steven Jones, Thomas Sims, Travis Tucker, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (PG), John Fountain (SG), Michael Hart (PF) Don Richardson, Pat McElhany, Matthew Beyers | |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 08:07 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the dunk | 29-41 |
| 07:45 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Darby (fresh) SF - Anthony Womac (fresh) PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Patrick Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fountain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Moorer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hart (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Crenshaw (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ohio State | George Williams steps in front of the George Crenshaw pass | 29-41 |
| 07:01 | Iowa | Randy Darby comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Justin Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Randy Darby's pass is intercepted by John Fountain | 29-41 |
| 06:34 | Ohio State | Patrick Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | George Williams can't finish the layup | 29-41 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer banks in the layup | 29-43 |
| 05:49 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG), Steven Jones (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Travis Tucker (PF), Daniel Walter (C) George Williams, Randy Darby, Anthony Womac, Efrain Mahlum, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Richardson (PG), Pat McElhany (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF) John Fountain, Tyler Moorer, George Crenshaw | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:33 | Iowa | Roman Zamora hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 05:31 | Ohio State | Michael Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 05:10 | Ohio State | Michael Hart double dribbles | 29-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Randy Darby (SG), Anthony Womac (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Justin Bell (C) Roman Zamora, Steven Jones, Thomas Sims, Travis Tucker, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-43 |
| 04:43 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 04:20 | Ohio State | Justin Bell is called for the reach on Matthew Beyers - foul #2 on Justin Bell, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer (SG) Patrick Jones | |
| 04:04 | Ohio State | Don Richardson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 29-43 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | George Williams snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum can't throw it down | 29-43 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum tips it but misses | 29-43 |
| 03:53 | Iowa | Randy Darby misses the tip | 29-43 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 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) | |
| 03:31 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers can't connect on a shot in the paint | 29-43 |
| 03:30 | Ohio State | Don Richardson grabs the offensive board | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Darby (fresh) SF - Anthony Womac (fresh) PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Don Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Moorer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Pat McElhany (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Beyers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Don Richardson scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-45 |
| 03:01 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 02:40 | Ohio State | Pat McElhany misses badly on a shot from close range | 31-45 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Anthony Womac snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Michael Hart is called for the reach on George Williams - foul #1 on Michael Hart, team foul #5 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Jones (SG), George Crenshaw (C) Pat McElhany, Matthew Beyers | |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum's layup is rejected by Tyler Moorer | 31-45 |
| 02:29 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 31-45 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer can't connect on a shot in the paint | 31-45 |
| 02:04 | Ohio State | Tyler Moorer gets the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 01:49 | Ohio State | Don Richardson lays it up and in | 31-47 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum hits the finger roll | 33-47 |
| 01:12 | Ohio State | Don Richardson is fouled on the floor by Efrain Mahlum - foul #2 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Pat McElhany (SF), Matthew Beyers (PF) Patrick Jones, Michael Hart | |
| 00:49 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers is hacked by Efrain Mahlum - foul #3 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #6 | 33-47 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the contested jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Don Richardson and he's hacked by Efrain Mahlum - foul #4 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #7 | 33-49 |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | Matthew Beyers makes the free throw | 33-50 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Randy Darby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Don Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Don Richardson runs out the clock | 33-50 |