| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Dubois (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Chamness (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Glovinsky (fresh) 9 pts. C - Louis Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sal Netzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Berthold (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Chase (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Doyle (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | John Thomas clanks a shot from the right block | 38-31 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer snags the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-31 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Harry Glovinsky | 38-31 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | John Chamness drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Espinosa | 41-31 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | John Chamness misses the easy layup | 41-34 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | John Thomas grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 18:15 | Notre Dame | John Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Huey Berthold | 41-34 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | Louis Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky double dribbles | 41-34 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Sal Netzer | 41-37 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky misses long on a floater near the basket | 41-37 |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | David Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Chamness - foul #1 on John Chamness, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Nygaard (PG), Andrew Trego (SG), Paul Jaco (SF), Rich Starner (PF), Clifton Snow (C) Chris Dubois, William Espinosa, John Chamness, Harry Glovinsky, Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Poe (PG), James Costas (C) Sal Netzer, Steven Doyle | |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Philip Poe is called for the reach on Paul Jaco - foul #1 on Philip Poe, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger (SG), Steven Doyle (C) John Thomas, Huey Berthold | |
| 16:08 | Iowa | David Chase swats the short shot by Clifton Snow | 41-39 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | David Chase gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | James Costas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Clifton Snow | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Nygaard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Trego (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Jaco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rich Starner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Clifton Snow (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Philip Poe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Bollinger (fresh) SF - James Costas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Chase (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Clifton Snow misses the jump hook from the left block | 41-39 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | Steven Doyle gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | David Chase can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on James Nygaard - foul #1 on James Nygaard, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Dubois (PG), William Espinosa (SG), John Chamness (SF), Harry Glovinsky (PF), Louis Fox (C) James Nygaard, Andrew Trego, Paul Jaco, Rich Starner, Clifton Snow | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer (PG), John Thomas (SG), Gregory Host (SF), Frank Mijares (C) Philip Poe, Wayne Bollinger, James Costas, Steven Doyle | |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | David Chase makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | David Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:41 | Iowa | John Chamness comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Host - foul #4 on Gregory Host, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold (SF), James Costas (PF) Gregory Host, David Chase | |
| 14:41 | Iowa | John Chamness makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:41 | Iowa | John Chamness makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-41 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | John Thomas tips it in | 43-43 |
| 13:51 | Iowa | Chris Dubois drills a floater from the left side set up by John Chamness | 45-43 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Louis Fox scores on a jumper from the left side | 47-46 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-46 |
| 13:06 | Iowa | William Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | John Chamness throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Clifton Snow (PF) Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Poe (SF), David Chase (PF) Huey Berthold, James Costas | |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | John Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | Louis Fox pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Chris Dubois can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Frank Mijares | 47-46 |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | David Chase gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:57 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | William Espinosa misses the floater from the left side | 47-49 |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Clifton Snow tips it in | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Dubois (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Espinosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Chamness (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sal Netzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Poe (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Chase (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Mijares (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Louis Fox gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | William Espinosa buries a shot in the paint | 51-49 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-49 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Clifton Snow | 51-49 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Chris Dubois can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Mijares - foul #4 on Frank Mijares, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Nygaard (SG), Paul Jaco (SF), Harry Glovinsky (PF) William Espinosa, John Chamness, Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger (SG), Huey Berthold (SF), James Costas (PF), Steven Doyle (C) Sal Netzer, John Thomas, David Chase, Frank Mijares | |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Chris Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Chris Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | Philip Poe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Clifton Snow snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 10:17 | Iowa | James Nygaard scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Chris Dubois and the foul's on Wayne Bollinger - foul #1 on Wayne Bollinger, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Trego (SG) Chris Dubois | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Carl Jackson (SG) Philip Poe | |
| 10:17 | Iowa | James Nygaard makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Paul Jaco is called for the reach on Huey Berthold - foul #2 on Paul Jaco, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Paul Jaco hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Trego | 58-49 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Carl Jackson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Bollinger | 58-52 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Clifton Snow is fouled on the floor by Steven Doyle - foul #3 on Steven Doyle, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Rich Starner (C) Clifton Snow | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Thomas (SG) Carl Jackson | |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Huey Berthold picks off the pass by James Nygaard | 58-52 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | James Costas is fouled on the floor by Harry Glovinsky - foul #3 on Harry Glovinsky, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Fox (C) Rich Starner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer (PG) Wayne Bollinger | |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | John Thomas hits a floater from close range on a great pass from James Costas | 58-54 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Louis Fox can't connect on a floater in the lane | 58-54 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Louis Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Andrew Trego is fouled on the floor by James Costas - foul #1 on James Costas, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Espinosa (SG), John Chamness (SF), Clifton Snow (PF) James Nygaard, Andrew Trego, Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Poe (SF) Huey Berthold | |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Steven Doyle takes the ball from Paul Jaco | 58-54 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | John Chamness steals the ball from John Thomas | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Jaco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Espinosa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Chamness (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sal Netzer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Poe (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Costas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Doyle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Paul Jaco misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Louis Fox can't tip it in | 58-54 |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | James Costas grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Steven Doyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Louis Fox - foul #2 on Louis Fox, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Dubois (PG), Rich Starner (PF) Paul Jaco, Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregory Host (SF), Frank Mijares (C) Sal Netzer, James Costas | |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Steven Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Steven Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | John Chamness travels with the ball | 58-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky (PF) Rich Starner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger (SG), David Chase (PF) John Thomas, Steven Doyle | |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Harry Glovinsky is called for the reach on Frank Mijares - foul #4 on Harry Glovinsky, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | David Chase misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | William Espinosa can't connect on a shot in the paint | 58-55 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | David Chase snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | David Chase misses long on a floater near the basket | 58-55 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Clifton Snow's floater is knocked away by Gregory Host | 58-55 |
| 05:25 | Notre Dame | Gregory Host gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Fox (C) Clifton Snow | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer (PG), John Thomas (SG) Philip Poe, Wayne Bollinger | |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | David Chase hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Frank Mijares | 58-58 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Chris Dubois can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Gregory Host loses the dribble to John Chamness | 58-58 |
| 04:25 | Iowa | Gregory Host is called for the reach on William Espinosa - foul #5 on Gregory Host, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Clifton Snow (SF) John Chamness | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Huey Berthold (SF) Gregory Host | |
| 04:25 | Iowa | William Espinosa misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | John Thomas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Huey Berthold | 58-61 |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Chris Dubois connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Glovinsky | 60-61 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Nygaard (SG), Rich Starner (PF) William Espinosa, Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Dubois (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Nygaard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Snow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rich Starner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Louis Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sal Netzer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Huey Berthold (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Chase (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Mijares (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Iowa | Chris Dubois makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Huey Berthold | 63-64 |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Espinosa (SG), John Chamness (SF), Harry Glovinsky (PF) James Nygaard, Clifton Snow, Rich Starner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:33 | Iowa | John Chamness misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | William Espinosa loses the dribble to John Thomas | 63-64 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | John Thomas blows the dunk | 63-64 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares can't tip it in | 63-64 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | David Chase snags the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Sal Netzer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | David Chase gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | David Chase drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Huey Berthold and the foul's on Harry Glovinsky - foul #5 on Harry Glovinsky, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Clifton Snow (PF) Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:48 | Notre Dame | David Chase makes the free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Clifton Snow is called for traveling | 63-67 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares knocks in the floater in the lane | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa | John Chamness can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Huey Berthold - foul #2 on Huey Berthold, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | John Chamness makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | John Chamness makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | John Chamness misses the 3rd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | David Chase pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | David Chase is fouled on the floor by Clifton Snow - foul #1 on Clifton Snow, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | David Chase makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | David Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Iowa | John Chamness is hacked by Huey Berthold - foul #3 on Huey Berthold, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | John Chamness misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares pulls down the rebound | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | William Espinosa is called for the reach on Frank Mijares in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Espinosa, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger (PG) Sal Netzer | |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Frank Mijares misses the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Clifton Snow gets the rebound | 65-72 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | John Chamness hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-72 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger grabs the board | 65-72 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Dubois - foul #1 on Chris Dubois, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | Wayne Bollinger makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Iowa | William Espinosa misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | David Chase grabs the board | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | David Chase runs out the clock | 65-74 |