Belt game 1,749 · March 12, 2006
Iowa take the belt
Iowa beat Ohio State 67–60 on the road to start reign 491 of the College Basketball belt, the 10th for the program.
Ohio State had held it since February 25, 2006, with 4 defenses over 15 days.
Iowa held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Northwestern State on March 17, 2006.
491Reign number
10Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Iowa
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Horner | 38 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| Adam Haluska | 35 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| Greg Brunner | 34 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 4-7 |
| Erek Hansen | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Henderson | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Tony Freeman | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Alex Thompson | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Doug Thomas | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Ohio State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamar Butler | 38 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 3-4 |
| J.J. Sullinger | 38 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-3 | 3-5 |
| Terence Dials | 22 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Je'Kel Foster | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-12 | 2-10 | 0-1 |
| Matt Sylvester | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Ron Lewis | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Ivan Harris | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.