| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Nix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brady Hammes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Austin Abraham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Benton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell inbounds the ball | 46-35 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead is called for traveling | 46-35 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | The jump hook by Bernard Ward is blocked by Gordon Campbell | 46-35 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Robert Nichols misses the tip | 46-35 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Brady Hammes | 48-35 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Harold Bradley is fouled on the floor by Brady Hammes - foul #1 on Brady Hammes, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Bernard Ward buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Benton | 48-38 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Benton - foul #1 on Donald Benton, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Harold Bradley connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Donald Benton | 50-40 |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham is fouled on the floor by Greg Kelly - foul #2 on Greg Kelly, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | James Nix scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Umstead and he's fouled by Robert Nichols - foul #3 on Robert Nichols, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Parks (PF) Robert Nichols | |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | James Nix makes the free throw | 53-40 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Harold Bradley knocks in the shot from the right side | 53-42 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell drills a jump hook from close range | 55-42 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Patrick Parks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brady Hammes - foul #2 on Brady Hammes, team foul #2 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate (SF), Sherman Washington (PF), Richard Hack (C) Gordon Campbell, Brady Hammes, Austin Abraham | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Williams (PG), Scot Williams (SF), Peter Threlkeld (C) Donald Benton, Harold Bradley, Greg Kelly | |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Patrick Parks misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Patrick Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | Richard Hack pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Scot Williams - foul #2 on Scot Williams, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 16:50 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Patrick Parks grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Scot Williams clanks a jumper in the paint | 56-42 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Ralph Williams gets the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Scot Williams connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on James Nix - foul #2 on James Nix, team foul #3 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG), James Minch (C) Frank Umstead, James Nix | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Washington (SF) Bernard Ward | |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Scot Williams misses the free throw | 56-44 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | James Minch gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington misses the 3 from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Ralph Williams gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - George Danner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey McFate (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Sherman Washington (fresh) PF - Richard Hack (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Minch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ralph Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Scot Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Parks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Threlkeld (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Ralph Williams is hacked by James Minch - foul #1 on James Minch, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell (SF), Brady Hammes (PF), Austin Abraham (C) Sherman Washington, Richard Hack, James Minch | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harold Bradley (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), Greg Kelly (C) Ronald Washington, Patrick Parks, Peter Threlkeld | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Scot Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 15:27 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 14:59 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey McFate | 58-44 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Robert Nichols misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 58-44 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes gets the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 14:07 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Robert Nichols pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Scot Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 58-44 |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Scot Williams - foul #3 on Scot Williams, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG), James Nix (SG), Sherman Washington (SF), Richard Hack (C) George Danner, Jeffrey McFate, Gordon Campbell, Austin Abraham | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Benton (PG), Bernard Ward (SG), Ronald Washington (SF), Patrick Parks (C) Ralph Williams, Scot Williams, Harold Bradley, Greg Kelly | |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | Patrick Parks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 12:58 | Minnesota | James Nix pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Umstead | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Robert Nichols misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-44 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Patrick Parks tips it home | 62-46 |
| 11:56 | Minnesota | Richard Hack comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Robert Nichols snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Nix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Washington (fresh) PF - Brady Hammes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Hack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Bernard Ward can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Nix - foul #3 on James Nix, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell (SF), Austin Abraham (C) Brady Hammes, Richard Hack | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harold Bradley (SF), Peter Threlkeld (C) Ronald Washington, Robert Nichols | |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Bernard Ward misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Bernard Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 11:29 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | James Nix makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Umstead | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:00 | Iowa | James Nix steals it from Patrick Parks | 64-46 |
| 10:56 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Nix | 66-46 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Donald Benton connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Umstead | 68-49 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Donald Benton misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Nix - foul #4 on James Nix, team foul #6 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (SG), Richard Hack (PF) James Nix, Sherman Washington | |
| Subs | Iowa | Greg Kelly (C) Patrick Parks | |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Donald Benton makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Donald Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Williams (PG), Scot Williams (SG), Robert Nichols (PF) Donald Benton, Bernard Ward, Peter Threlkeld | |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Scot Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 09:31 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 09:09 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell is hacked by Greg Kelly - foul #3 on Greg Kelly, team foul #6 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate (SG), James Minch (C) Frank Umstead, Austin Abraham | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:53 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Danner | 70-51 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Richard Hack swats the short shot by Greg Kelly | 70-51 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Robert Nichols hits the follow up shot | 70-53 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey McFate | 73-53 |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Ralph Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-53 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate gets the rebound | 73-53 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | George Danner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Robert Nichols - foul #4 on Robert Nichols, team foul #7 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Nix (SG), Sherman Washington (SF), Brady Hammes (PF), Austin Abraham (C) Jeffrey McFate, Gordon Campbell, Richard Hack, James Minch | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Benton (PG), Bernard Ward (SG), Patrick Parks (PF), Peter Threlkeld (C) Scot Williams, Harold Bradley, Robert Nichols, Greg Kelly | |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | George Danner misses the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | George Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - George Danner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Nix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Sherman Washington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brady Hammes (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Austin Abraham (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Threlkeld (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Bernard Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 74-53 |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-53 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Bernard Ward comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 74-53 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham grabs the defensive rebound | 74-53 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | James Nix is fouled on the floor by Ralph Williams - foul #2 on Ralph Williams, team foul #8 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG) George Danner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Washington (SF) Ralph Williams | |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | James Nix makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | James Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Donald Benton misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Umstead - foul #2 on Frank Umstead, team foul #7 | 76-53 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Donald Benton makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Donald Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 06:25 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes can't finish the layup | 76-55 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld gets the rebound | 76-55 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Ronald Washington is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Washington, team foul #9 | 76-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scot Williams (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), Greg Kelly (C) Ronald Washington, Patrick Parks, Peter Threlkeld | |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Sherman Washington | 78-55 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Donald Benton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-55 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Sherman Washington | 78-55 |
| 05:18 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-55 |
| 05:17 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington tips it back up and in | 80-55 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Donald Benton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bernard Ward | 80-57 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-57 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Nichols | 80-57 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Greg Kelly misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 80-57 |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington grabs the board | 80-57 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes misses the jump hook from the right block | 80-57 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington gets the offensive rebound | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Minnesota | Bernard Ward takes the ball from Frank Umstead | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Donald Benton misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 80-57 |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes grabs the defensive rebound | 80-57 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) 13 pts. 9 ast. SG - James Nix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Sherman Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brady Hammes (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Austin Abraham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Benton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scot Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Nichols (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Greg Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes hits the finger roll | 82-57 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Bernard Ward double dribbles | 82-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG), Jeffrey McFate (SG), William Hahn (SF), Richard Hack (PF), James Minch (C) Frank Umstead, James Nix, Sherman Washington, Brady Hammes, Austin Abraham | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Williams (PG), Peter Threlkeld (SG), Ronald Washington (SF), Patrick Parks (PF), Christopher Delarosa (C) Donald Benton, Bernard Ward, Scot Williams, Robert Nichols, Greg Kelly | |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate loses the ball out of bounds | 82-57 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Patrick Parks hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Ralph Williams and he's hacked by George Danner - foul #1 on George Danner, team foul #8 | 82-59 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Patrick Parks makes the free throw | 82-60 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-60 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld gets the rebound | 82-60 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Ralph Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey McFate - foul #2 on Jeffrey McFate, team foul #9 | 82-60 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Sherman Washington (SF) William Hahn | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scot Williams (SG) Christopher Delarosa | |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Ralph Williams makes the 1st free throw | 82-61 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Ralph Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate is fouled on the floor by Ralph Williams - foul #3 on Ralph Williams, team foul #10 | 82-62 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate makes the 1st free throw | 83-62 |
| 01:14 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate misses the 2nd free throw | 83-62 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld grabs the board | 83-62 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 83-62 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld tips it in | 83-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Danner and he's fouled by Ronald Washington - foul #2 on Ronald Washington, team foul #11 | 85-64 |
| 00:37 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington makes the free throw | 86-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Ralph Williams lays it up and in set up by Peter Threlkeld | 86-66 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | George Danner is whistled for a carry | 86-66 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Ralph Williams can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 86-66 |