| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Russo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Hans Zielinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Kline (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Emilio Salazar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | David Dean inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chester Cox | 35-35 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Chester Cox loses the dribble to Emilio Salazar | 35-35 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Edward Kline is hacked by Wilfredo Russo - foul #1 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Scott Cooper hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Smith is called for the reach on Chester Cox - foul #2 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Wilfredo Russo | 38-38 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | The short jumper by Scott Cooper is denied by Chester Cox | 38-38 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Chester Cox gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | James Swanson travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Daniel Moylan (PF), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Dominic Gallo, Hans Zielinski, Chester Cox, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (PG), Stanley Stanley (SG), Frederick Fahy (SF), Thomas Grensky (C) Scott Cooper, Edward Kline, David Dean, Emilio Salazar | |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Frederick Fahy is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frederick Fahy, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-38 |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky clanks a driving attempt from close range | 40-38 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo is whistled for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF), Chester Cox (PF) Thomas Bird, Hans Weslowski, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (PG), Edward Kline (SG), David Dean (SF), Emilio Salazar (C) Thomas Eccleston, Stanley Stanley, Jeffrey Smith, Thomas Grensky | |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Edward Kline misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Kerry Young makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Moylan | 42-38 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Hans Zielinski picks off the pass by Edward Kline in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Chester Cox hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wilfredo Russo and he's hacked by Frederick Fahy - foul #2 on Frederick Fahy, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), James Swanson (C) Kerry Young, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harris Reynoso (PF) Frederick Fahy | |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Chester Cox makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:03 | Iowa | David Dean scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Harris Reynoso | 45-41 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-41 |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Harris Reynoso pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Russo (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hans Zielinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chester Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Kline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harris Reynoso (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emilio Salazar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Chester Cox snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Edward Kline is called for the reach on Wilfredo Russo - foul #2 on Edward Kline, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Hans Weslowski (SG) Dominic Gallo, Wilfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (PG), Stanley Stanley (SG), Fred Toler (SF), Thomas Grensky (PF) Scott Cooper, Edward Kline, David Dean, Emilio Salazar | |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | James Swanson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 14:47 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Toler | 48-44 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Chester Cox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chester Cox | 51-44 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley is fouled on the floor by Chester Cox - foul #3 on Chester Cox, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG), Ivan Plotrowski (SF), Daniel Moylan (PF) Thomas Bird, Hans Weslowski, Hans Zielinski, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (PG), David Dean (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF), Emilio Salazar (C) Stanley Stanley, Fred Toler, Thomas Grensky, Harris Reynoso | |
| 13:45 | Iowa | David Dean slams it home set up by Thomas Eccleston | 51-46 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski connects on the floater from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | David Dean is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Cooper | 53-48 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Emilio Salazar - foul #2 on Emilio Salazar, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Hans Weslowski (SG), Hans Zielinski (SF) Dominic Gallo, Wilfredo Russo, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Stanley (PG), Edward Kline (SG), Thomas Grensky (C) Scott Cooper, Thomas Eccleston, Emilio Salazar | |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Dean | 55-51 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Hans Zielinski - foul #3 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG), Chester Cox (PF) Kerry Young, Hans Zielinski, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Fred Toler (SF), Frederick Fahy (PF), Harris Reynoso (C) David Dean, Jeffrey Smith, Thomas Grensky | |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bird (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wilfredo Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hans Weslowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chester Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Moylan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stanley Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Kline (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Toler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Fahy (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harris Reynoso (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Thomas Bird, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (PG) Stanley Stanley | |
| 11:08 | Iowa | Scott Cooper makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Toler | 55-55 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Bird | 57-55 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Fred Toler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Thomas Bird, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Stanley (SG), Emilio Salazar (C) Edward Kline, Harris Reynoso | |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Fred Toler snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 10:24 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley is hacked by Wilfredo Russo - foul #2 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski (SF) Hans Weslowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kirby Soliz (SG), Jeffrey Smith (PF) Scott Cooper, Fred Toler | |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar lays it up and in on a great pass from Stanley Stanley and he's fouled by Ivan Plotrowski - foul #1 on Ivan Plotrowski, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (PG) Kirby Soliz | |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar misses the free throw | 57-57 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chester Cox | 57-57 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski hits a jump hook in the lane | 59-57 |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston misses long on a shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar snags the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Hans Zielinski - foul #4 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Hans Weslowski (SF), Daniel Moylan (C) Dominic Gallo, Hans Zielinski, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Kline (SG), David Dean (SF), Thomas Grensky (PF), Harris Reynoso (C) Thomas Eccleston, Frederick Fahy, Jeffrey Smith, Emilio Salazar | |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Dean | 62-61 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | David Dean takes the ball from Daniel Moylan | 62-61 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | David Dean buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stanley Stanley | 62-64 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Edward Kline is fouled on the floor by Daniel Moylan - foul #3 on Daniel Moylan, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Hans Zielinski (SF), James Swanson (C) Thomas Bird, Wilfredo Russo, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (PG), Jeffrey Smith (PF), Emilio Salazar (C) Stanley Stanley, Thomas Grensky, Harris Reynoso | |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Edward Kline misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | James Swanson pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Kerry Young misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-64 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski tips it home | 64-64 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Edward Kline is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Weslowski - foul #2 on Hans Weslowski, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Fred Toler (SF) David Dean | |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Edward Kline makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Edward Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-66 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar grabs the board | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kerry Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Weslowski (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Hans Zielinski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Moylan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Swanson (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Kline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Toler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Emilio Salazar (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Scott Cooper is fouled on the floor by Kerry Young - foul #2 on Kerry Young, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG) Kerry Young | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (SG), Frederick Fahy (SF) Edward Kline, Fred Toler | |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Scott Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Scott Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | James Swanson pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-67 |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar misses the tip | 67-67 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Hans Zielinski grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Cooper - foul #1 on Scott Cooper, team foul #6 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo (SG), Chester Cox (PF), Ivan Plotrowski (C) Hans Weslowski, Daniel Moylan, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kirby Soliz (SG), David Dean (SF), Thomas Grensky (C) Scott Cooper, Frederick Fahy, Emilio Salazar | |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | David Dean misses short on a jumper in the paint | 68-67 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Chester Cox misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Eccleston - foul #3 on Thomas Eccleston, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG) Dominic Gallo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Stanley (SG), Harris Reynoso (C) Kirby Soliz, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Chester Cox makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Chester Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Zielinski - foul #5 on Hans Zielinski, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan (C) Hans Zielinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Harris Reynoso takes the ball from Daniel Moylan | 70-68 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston is fouled in the backcourt by Wilfredo Russo - foul #3 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski loses the dribble to Thomas Eccleston | 70-70 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | David Dean travels in the backcourt | 70-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Kline (SG) Thomas Eccleston | |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Bird clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-70 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Edward Kline | 70-70 |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky lays it in set up by Edward Kline and the foul's on Chester Cox - foul #4 on Chester Cox, team foul #13 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski (SF), James Swanson (C) Ivan Plotrowski, Daniel Moylan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (PG), Jeffrey Smith (PF) Stanley Stanley, Harris Reynoso | |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky makes the free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Chester Cox lays it in set up by Thomas Bird | 72-73 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Edward Kline is hacked by Chester Cox - foul #5 on Chester Cox, team foul #14 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Young (PG), Daniel Moylan (PF) Thomas Bird, Chester Cox | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Fahy (SF), Emilio Salazar (C) David Dean, Thomas Grensky | |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Edward Kline makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Edward Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Wilfredo Russo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-75 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Frederick Fahy snags the defensive board | 72-75 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Edward Kline is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 72-75 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | James Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Kerry Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG) Kerry Young | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (PG), Stanley Stanley (SG), Fred Toler (SF) Scott Cooper, Edward Kline, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Toler | 72-77 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Dominic Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Russo (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hans Weslowski (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Moylan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Swanson (tired) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Eccleston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Stanley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Toler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Fahy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Emilio Salazar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 72-77 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar pulls down the rebound | 72-77 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Frederick Fahy hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Stanley Stanley | 72-79 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo loses the dribble to Stanley Stanley | 72-79 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston misses the lay-in | 72-79 |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar hits the follow up shot | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Emilio Salazar - foul #3 on Emilio Salazar, team foul #8 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Ivan Plotrowski (SF) Dominic Gallo, Hans Weslowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (PG), David Dean (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF), Thomas Grensky (C) Stanley Stanley, Fred Toler, Frederick Fahy, Emilio Salazar | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | James Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bird - foul #4 on Thomas Bird, team foul #15 | 74-81 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston misses the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan grabs the board | 74-82 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-82 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | James Swanson misses the tip | 74-82 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Smith | 74-82 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-82 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG) Thomas Bird | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Kline (SG) Thomas Eccleston | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Iowa | David Dean hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Cooper | 74-84 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-84 |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky grabs the defensive rebound | 74-84 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | David Dean knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Smith | 74-87 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dominic Gallo | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Edward Kline is fouled in the backcourt by Wilfredo Russo - foul #4 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #16 | 77-87 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG), Hans Weslowski (SG) Dominic Gallo, Wilfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kirby Soliz (PG), Frederick Fahy (SF), Harris Reynoso (C) Scott Cooper, David Dean, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Edward Kline makes the 1st free throw | 77-88 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Edward Kline misses the 2nd free throw | 77-88 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Swanson | 77-88 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Hans Weslowski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Bird | 80-88 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-88 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo (PG), Wilfredo Russo (SG) Thomas Bird, Ivan Plotrowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (PG) Edward Kline | |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Scott Cooper is hacked by Dominic Gallo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dominic Gallo, team foul #17 | 80-88 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Scott Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Scott Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-89 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Kline (SG), David Dean (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF), Emilio Salazar (C) Kirby Soliz, Frederick Fahy, Thomas Grensky, Harris Reynoso | |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-89 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | James Swanson snags the offensive board | 80-89 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Daniel Moylan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 80-89 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Emilio Salazar | 80-89 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Wilfredo Russo is called for the reach on Emilio Salazar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wilfredo Russo, team foul #18 | 80-89 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Plotrowski (SF) Wilfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kirby Soliz (SG), Frederick Fahy (SF), Thomas Grensky (PF) Edward Kline, David Dean, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar misses the 1st free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar makes the 2nd free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Dominic Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-90 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bird (PG) Dominic Gallo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (SG), Harris Reynoso (C) Scott Cooper, Emilio Salazar | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Kirby Soliz runs out the clock | 80-90 |