| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Musson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Young Qian inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Iowa | Young Qian hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 20-26 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Robert Green snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Robert Green is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jim Rhodes - foul #2 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 19:03 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | William Musson slams it home on a nice dish by Young Qian and the foul's on Robert Green - foul #2 on Robert Green, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | William Musson makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 18:22 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger's floater is tipped away by Jim Rhodes | 23-27 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ray Thrower | 23-27 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 17:50 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 17:31 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jose Hernandez | 23-29 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is called for traveling | 23-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| 16:55 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Jose Ponce connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 15:58 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Oscar White | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 15:08 | Ohio State | Robert Green splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 29-31 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Oscar White hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Robert Green blocks the short jumper by William Musson | 29-33 |
| 14:47 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 14:18 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Oscar White | 29-35 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | Jacob Surles steals the ball from Jose Ponce in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| 13:55 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the contested 3 from straight away | 29-38 |
| 13:33 | Iowa | Ray Thrower drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jose Ponce | 32-38 |
| 13:16 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 12:58 | Iowa | Young Qian hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Ponce | 34-38 |
| 12:36 | Ohio State | Robert Green's fadeaway is rejected by William Musson | 34-38 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 12:11 | Iowa | William Musson scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jim Rhodes | 36-38 |
| 11:48 | Ohio State | Oscar White drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jacob Surles | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jim Rhodes (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Musson (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Iowa | William Musson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Robert Green pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Oscar White hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Green | 36-44 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | William Musson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-44 |
| 10:48 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Green | 36-44 |
| 10:19 | Ohio State | Oscar White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 10:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ray Thrower | 36-44 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Young Qian misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Ray Thrower scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Musson | 38-44 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ray Thrower - foul #2 on Ray Thrower, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG), Oscar Donahue (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Larry Carr (C) Jose Ponce, Young Qian, Jim Rhodes, William Musson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Owen Thompson (SF), Ian Hermann (PF), Raymond Pardee (C) Jose Hernandez, Oscar White, Eugene Greenberger, Robert Green | |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:11 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Ray Thrower snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 08:46 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is whistled for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Christopher Jackson (PG) Jacob Surles | |
| 08:21 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 38-45 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:42 | Ohio State | Oscar Donahue steals it from Ian Hermann | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) C - Larry Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) SG - Drazen Zenz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) PF - Ian Hermann (fresh) C - Raymond Pardee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Carr | 38-45 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the lay-in | 38-45 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Charles Lamar steals it from Ian Hermann | 38-45 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Jose Ponce banks in the layup set up by Charles Lamar | 40-45 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Larry Carr - foul #1 on Larry Carr, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Patton (SF) Owen Thompson | |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:40 | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | William Musson loses the dribble to Raymond Pardee | 40-47 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | William Musson takes the ball from Drazen Zenz | 40-47 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jose Ponce and the foul's on Ian Hermann - foul #1 on Ian Hermann, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG), Young Qian (SF) Charles Lamar, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG), Jacob Surles (SG), Oscar White (SF), Robert Green (C) Christopher Jackson, Drazen Zenz, Ian Hermann, Raymond Pardee | |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:09 | Ohio State | Jose Ponce is called for the reach on Charles Patton - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (PF) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF) Jose Hernandez | |
| 04:50 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles loses the dribble to Young Qian | 43-47 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | William Musson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Green - foul #3 on Robert Green, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (PG), Eugene Greenberger (PF) Oscar White, Charles Patton | |
| 04:21 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 03:55 | Ohio State | Owen Thompson buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jacob Surles | 45-49 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | William Musson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Young Qian | 47-49 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by William Musson - foul #3 on William Musson, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Oscar Donahue (PF), Larry Carr (C) Jim Rhodes, William Musson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez (PG) Drazen Zenz | |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:37 | Ohio State | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) C - Larry Carr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Surles (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Greenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 03:02 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 03:00 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 02:36 | Ohio State | Jacob Surles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Charles Lamar, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Oscar White (SF), Raymond Pardee (C) Owen Thompson, Robert Green | |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (PF), William Musson (C) Huang-fu Xiang, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Green (C) Raymond Pardee | |
| 02:12 | Iowa | William Musson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Green | 47-51 |
| 02:11 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 01:48 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 01:47 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Owen Thompson (SF) Oscar White | |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 01:23 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Jose Ponce scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Musson | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Eugene Greenberger makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Jose Hernandez | 49-55 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Young Qian misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Robert Green gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Robert Green is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Ponce - foul #3 on Jose Ponce, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz (SG), Oscar White (SF), Ian Hermann (PF) Jacob Surles, Owen Thompson, Eugene Greenberger | |
| 00:24 | Ohio State | Robert Green misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Young Qian double dribbles | 49-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Raymond Pardee (C) Robert Green | |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Ponce - foul #4 on Jose Ponce, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 3 from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Ponce - foul #5 on Jose Ponce, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Drazen Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Charles Lamar knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-59 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Jose Hernandez runs out the clock | 55-59 |