| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Mobley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 5 pts. C - Fred Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Beattie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derek Spier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) C - Tyler Bequette (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Derek Spier inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 19:42 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Willie Beattie - foul #3 on Willie Beattie, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG) Willie Beattie | |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:59 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 18:57 | Iowa State | Fred Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:29 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Derek Spier pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:21 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette is hacked by Mark Heberling - foul #2 on Mark Heberling, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Eric Salem blows the dunk but he's hacked by Howard Hoover - foul #2 on Howard Hoover, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Eric Salem makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:07 | Ohio State | Eric Salem makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:45 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-30 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Derek Spier grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:15 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth O'Brien | 31-32 |
| 16:53 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 16:52 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:48 | Ohio State | Mark Heberling steals it from Eric Salem | 31-32 |
| 16:24 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew is called for 3 seconds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Herman Riley (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Howard Hoover, Robert Mobley, Jarvis Bellew, Fred Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Herman Potter (SF) Derek Spier | |
| 15:55 | Ohio State | Eric Salem can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-32 |
| 15:54 | Iowa State | Herman Riley gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Neville Thome (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herman Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Salem (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herman Potter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) C - Tyler Bequette (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Iowa State | Neville Thome can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-32 |
| 15:24 | Iowa State | Enlai Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:01 | Iowa State | Enlai Wang is hacked by Herman Potter - foul #3 on Herman Potter, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dustin Frederick (PG), Howard Hoover (SG), Jarvis Bellew (PF), Fred Smith (C) Mark Heberling, Neville Thome, Herman Riley, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Beattie (SG), Derek Spier (SF), Peter Wurster (C) Eric Salem, Herman Potter, Tyler Bequette | |
| 14:44 | Iowa State | Fred Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 14:42 | Iowa State | Fred Smith grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 14:23 | Iowa State | Fred Smith is called for traveling | 31-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Mobley (SF) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky (PF) Thomas Hopkins | |
| 13:58 | Ohio State | Peter Wurster is denied on a layup by Fred Smith | 31-32 |
| 13:57 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jarvis Bellew | 31-32 |
| 13:33 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Garland Ceronsky - foul #1 on Garland Ceronsky, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG) Dustin Frederick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG), Thomas Hopkins (PF), Tyler Bequette (C) Kenneth O'Brien, Garland Ceronsky, Peter Wurster | |
| 13:33 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:33 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 13:10 | Ohio State | Jarvis Bellew is called for the reach on Eric Salem - foul #2 on Jarvis Bellew, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| 12:56 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins hits the finger roll set up by Willie Beattie | 32-34 |
| 12:36 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses the jump hook from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | Eric Salem pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Derek Spier comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jarvis Bellew - foul #3 on Jarvis Bellew, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Cooper (SF), Herman Riley (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Robert Mobley, Jarvis Bellew, Fred Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien (PG) Eric Salem | |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Derek Spier makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 12:19 | Ohio State | Derek Spier makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:01 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 12:00 | Iowa State | Enlai Wang gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 11:35 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG) Howard Hoover | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG), Herman Potter (SF) Willie Beattie, Derek Spier | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Neville Thome (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herman Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Salem (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herman Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Bequette (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Herman Potter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth O'Brien and he's hacked by Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Mobley (SF), Jarvis Bellew (PF), Fred Smith (C) Robert Cooper, Herman Riley, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 11:04 | Ohio State | Herman Potter makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 10:37 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Salem - foul #1 on Eric Salem, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dustin Frederick (PG) Mark Heberling | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Peter Wurster (C) Tyler Bequette | |
| 10:37 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 10:37 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Dustin Frederick steals the ball from Peter Wurster | 34-40 |
| 10:11 | Iowa State | Neville Thome misses the easy layup | 34-40 |
| 10:09 | Ohio State | Peter Wurster pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 09:40 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-40 |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | Neville Thome snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 09:25 | Iowa State | Dustin Frederick misses short on a shot from close range | 34-40 |
| 09:24 | Iowa State | Fred Smith misses the tip | 34-40 |
| 09:22 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Hopkins | 34-40 |
| 09:04 | Ohio State | Eric Salem hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kenneth O'Brien | 34-43 |
| 08:40 | Iowa State | Neville Thome hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 08:35 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 08:33 | Ohio State | Eric Salem snags the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 08:06 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien buries a 3 from the right wing | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:49 | Iowa State | Herman Potter is called for the reach on Robert Mobley - foul #4 on Herman Potter, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG), Howard Hoover (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Herman Riley (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Dustin Frederick, Neville Thome, Robert Mobley, Jarvis Bellew, Fred Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Beattie (SG), Derek Spier (SF), Garland Ceronsky (PF), Tyler Bequette (C) Eric Salem, Herman Potter, Thomas Hopkins, Peter Wurster | |
| 07:32 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 07:30 | Ohio State | Garland Ceronsky gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Howard Hoover (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herman Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Willie Beattie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Derek Spier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garland Ceronsky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyler Bequette (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 07:03 | Iowa State | Enlai Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 06:45 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tyler Bequette - foul #1 on Tyler Bequette, team foul #6 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG), Thomas Hopkins (PF) Kenneth O'Brien, Garland Ceronsky | |
| 06:45 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 06:45 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 06:23 | Ohio State | Eric Salem can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-46 |
| 06:22 | Iowa State | Herman Riley grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 06:17 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 06:15 | Iowa State | Enlai Wang gets the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 06:02 | Iowa State | Willie Beattie steals it from Herman Riley | 35-46 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-46 |
| 05:45 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Herman Riley | 35-46 |
| 05:27 | Iowa State | Herman Riley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 05:26 | Ohio State | Derek Spier gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Derek Spier is whistled for traveling | 35-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Mobley (SF), Jarvis Bellew (PF), Fred Smith (C) Robert Cooper, Herman Riley, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien (PG) Eric Salem | |
| 04:59 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Derek Spier misses badly on a floater from the right side | 38-46 |
| 04:31 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jarvis Bellew - foul #4 on Jarvis Bellew, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Neville Thome (SG) Howard Hoover | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Eric Salem (SG), Herman Potter (SF) Willie Beattie, Derek Spier | |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 04:14 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 04:14 | Iowa State | Fred Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 03:57 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Mobley | 41-47 |
| 03:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Eric Salem | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 03:14 | Iowa State | Fred Smith can't tip it in | 41-49 |
| 03:13 | Iowa State | Robert Mobley tips it home | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mark Heberling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Neville Thome (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Mobley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jarvis Bellew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Kenneth O'Brien (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Salem (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Potter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyler Bequette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Mark Heberling - foul #3 on Mark Heberling, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dustin Frederick (PG), Howard Hoover (SG), Robert Cooper (SF) Mark Heberling, Neville Thome, Robert Mobley | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Willie Beattie (SG), Derek Spier (SF), Garland Ceronsky (PF) Eric Salem, Herman Potter, Thomas Hopkins | |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Heberling (PG) Dustin Frederick | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Hopkins (PF) Garland Ceronsky | |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Jarvis Bellew misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-52 |
| 02:35 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 02:16 | Iowa State | Mark Heberling comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 02:14 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover grabs the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 01:57 | Iowa State | Howard Hoover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Mobley (SF) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Fred Smith - foul #1 on Fred Smith, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dustin Frederick (PG), Neville Thome (SG), Robert Cooper (SF), Herman Riley (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Mark Heberling, Howard Hoover, Robert Mobley, Jarvis Bellew, Fred Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 01:44 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette misses the free throw | 43-54 |
| 01:44 | Iowa State | Enlai Wang pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Iowa State | Neville Thome makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-54 |
| 01:05 | Ohio State | Derek Spier makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Beattie | 46-56 |
| 00:49 | Iowa State | Neville Thome misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 00:48 | Ohio State | Derek Spier grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Dustin Frederick is called for the reach on Derek Spier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Frederick, team foul #9 | 46-56 |
| 00:47 | Ohio State | Derek Spier misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:47 | Iowa State | Enlai Wang pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Iowa State | Robert Cooper is whistled for a carry | 46-56 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette can't connect on a floater from the right side | 46-56 |
| 00:18 | Ohio State | Tyler Bequette grabs the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Kenneth O'Brien runs out the clock | 46-56 |