| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Armando Garcia (fresh) SG - Seth James (fresh) SF - David Kennedy (fresh) PF - Liko Sun (fresh) C - Shaun Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ben Harper (fresh) SG - Matthew Westra (fresh) SF - William Teal (fresh) PF - Thomas Chenier (fresh) C - Henry Lilly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Thomas Chenier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa State | Matthew Westra loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Holy Cross | Seth James knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Iowa State | Ben Harper buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | Iowa State | Thomas Chenier gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:14 | Iowa State | Henry Lilly misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Shaun Harris - foul #1 on Shaun Harris, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:14 | Iowa State | Henry Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | Iowa State | Henry Lilly makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:55 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy scores on a turnaround from close range | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Iowa State | Matthew Westra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | Iowa State | Thomas Chenier gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Iowa State | Seth James picks off the pass by William Teal | 5-5 |
| 17:08 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee (PG), Michael Helton (SG), John Coleman (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Howard Flynn (C) Armando Garcia, Seth James, David Kennedy, Liko Sun, Shaun Harris | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jacob Gent (PG), Bart Brenner (SG), Daniel Saiz (SF), Claude Morris (PF), Martin Taylor (C) Ben Harper, Matthew Westra, William Teal, Thomas Chenier, Henry Lilly | |
| 16:45 | Iowa State | Jacob Gent scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bart Brenner | 5-8 |
| 16:20 | Holy Cross | John Coleman knocks in the floater from the left side | 7-8 |
| 16:17 | Iowa State | Jacob Gent loses the dribble to John Coleman in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 16:02 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Liko Sun (PF) Howard Flynn | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Chenier (PF), Gus Sharp (C) Claude Morris, Martin Taylor | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Ashley Lee (fresh) SG - Michael Helton (fresh) SF - John Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Liko Sun (fresh) C - Clifford Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jacob Gent (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bart Brenner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Saiz (fresh) PF - Thomas Chenier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gus Sharp (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Iowa State | Gus Sharp hits the finger roll set up by Bart Brenner | 7-10 |
| 15:50 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Chenier - foul #1 on Thomas Chenier, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar (SG), Shaun Harris (C) Michael Helton, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ben Harper (PG), Jacob Roldan (SF) Bart Brenner, Daniel Saiz | |
| 15:33 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee is hacked by Thomas Chenier - foul #2 on Thomas Chenier, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG), Seth James (SG) Ashley Lee, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Matthew Westra (SG), Henry Lilly (C) Jacob Gent, Thomas Chenier | |
| 15:16 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Henry Lilly - foul #1 on Henry Lilly, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), David Kennedy (SF) Anthony Petti, Leonard Dyar | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 15:16 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:16 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:57 | Iowa State | Ben Harper misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Liko Sun - foul #1 on Liko Sun, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar (SG) Seth James | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bart Brenner (SG), Claude Morris (PF) Matthew Westra, Gus Sharp | |
| 14:57 | Iowa State | Ben Harper misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:57 | Iowa State | Ben Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:54 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Harper - foul #1 on Ben Harper, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| 14:43 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 14:41 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun gets the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:19 | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar scores on a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Bart Brenner - foul #1 on Bart Brenner, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee (PG), John Coleman (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Howard Flynn (C) Armando Garcia, David Kennedy, Liko Sun, Shaun Harris | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jacob Gent (PG), Daniel Saiz (SF), Martin Taylor (PF) Ben Harper, Jacob Roldan, Henry Lilly | |
| 14:19 | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:17 | Iowa State | Claude Morris double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Helton (SG) Leonard Dyar | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 14:11 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton is hacked by Bart Brenner - foul #2 on Bart Brenner, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Matthew Westra (SG) Bart Brenner | |
| 13:58 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Saiz - foul #1 on Daniel Saiz, team foul #7 | 12-11 |
| 13:58 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:58 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:43 | Iowa State | Claude Morris comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 14-11 |
| 13:42 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 13:20 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG), Seth James (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Liko Sun (PF), Shaun Harris (C) Ashley Lee, Michael Helton, John Coleman, Howard Flynn, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Teal (SF), Gus Sharp (PF), Henry Lilly (C) Daniel Saiz, Martin Taylor, Claude Morris | |
| 13:01 | Iowa State | Gus Sharp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shaun Harris - foul #2 on Shaun Harris, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Clifford Smith (C) Anthony Petti, Shaun Harris | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ben Harper (PG) Jacob Gent | |
| 13:01 | Iowa State | Gus Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:01 | Iowa State | Gus Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:43 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Kennedy and he's fouled by Henry Lilly - foul #2 on Henry Lilly, team foul #8 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar (SF) David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Claude Morris (PF), Martin Taylor (C) Gus Sharp, Henry Lilly | |
| 12:43 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith misses the free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:43 | Iowa State | Martin Taylor gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:14 | Iowa State | Ben Harper misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-12 |
| 12:12 | Iowa State | Ben Harper tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 12:10 | Holy Cross | Seth James throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG), Ashley Lee (SG), John Coleman (SF) Armando Garcia, Seth James, Leonard Dyar | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jacob Gent (SG), Daniel Saiz (SF) Matthew Westra, William Teal | |
| 12:01 | Iowa State | Martin Taylor hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Clifford Smith - foul #1 on Clifford Smith, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jacob Roldan (SF) Ben Harper | |
| 12:01 | Iowa State | Martin Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:01 | Iowa State | Martin Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Anthony Petti (fresh) SG - Ashley Lee (fresh) SF - John Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Liko Sun (tiring) 2 pts. C - Clifford Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jacob Gent (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Saiz (fresh) SF - Jacob Roldan (fresh) PF - Martin Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Morris (tiring) | |
| 11:52 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee drills a 3 from straight away | 19-16 |
| 11:50 | Iowa State | Clifford Smith steals it from Daniel Saiz in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| 11:35 | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti blows the layup but he's hacked by Martin Taylor - foul #1 on Martin Taylor, team foul #9 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn (C) Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ben Harper (PG), Gus Sharp (C) Daniel Saiz, Martin Taylor | |
| 11:35 | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 11:35 | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 11:19 | Iowa State | Jacob Gent comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 11:18 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 11:13 | Holy Cross | John Coleman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Petti | 24-16 |
| 11:01 | Iowa State | Jacob Roldan misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-16 |
| 10:59 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 10:37 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-16 |
| 10:35 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun grabs the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 10:15 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-16 |
| 10:13 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 09:59 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-16 |
| 09:40 | Iowa State | Jacob Gent misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | Gus Sharp hits the follow up shot | 26-18 |
| 09:19 | Holy Cross | John Coleman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 09:18 | Iowa State | Claude Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 09:16 | Iowa State | Ben Harper travels in the backcourt | 26-18 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Seth James (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Clifford Smith (C) Anthony Petti, Ashley Lee, John Coleman, Howard Flynn | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Saiz (PG), Matthew Westra (SG), William Teal (SF), Martin Taylor (PF) Ben Harper, Jacob Gent, Jacob Roldan, Claude Morris | |
| 09:09 | Holy Cross | Seth James hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 09:07 | Iowa State | Gus Sharp snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 09:02 | Iowa State | Daniel Saiz comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 09:01 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| 08:48 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-18 |
| 08:47 | Iowa State | William Teal grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 08:41 | Iowa State | Daniel Saiz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-18 |
| 08:40 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 08:35 | Holy Cross | Seth James loses the ball out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn (C) Liko Sun | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Claude Morris (C) Gus Sharp | |
| 08:29 | Iowa State | Daniel Saiz is hacked by David Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Kennedy, team foul #5 | 26-18 |
| 08:18 | Iowa State | William Teal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 08:17 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Seth James | 26-18 |
| 07:56 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 07:55 | Iowa State | Daniel Saiz grabs the board | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Armando Garcia (fairly fresh) SG - Seth James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Smith (tiring) 2 pts. C - Howard Flynn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Daniel Saiz (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Westra (tiring) SF - William Teal (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. C - Claude Morris (tired) | |
| 07:51 | Iowa State | Daniel Saiz misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 07:49 | Holy Cross | David Kennedy snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 07:26 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-18 |
| 07:25 | Iowa State | Daniel Saiz pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| 07:18 | Iowa State | Matthew Westra is hacked by Clifford Smith - foul #2 on Clifford Smith, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Helton (SG), Leonard Dyar (SF), Liko Sun (PF), John Coleman (C) Seth James, David Kennedy, Clifford Smith, Howard Flynn | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jacob Gent (PG), Gus Sharp (C) Daniel Saiz, Claude Morris | |
| 07:13 | Iowa State | Jacob Gent drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-20 |
| 06:51 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton is hacked by Matthew Westra - foul #1 on Matthew Westra, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Seth James (SG) Armando Garcia | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ben Harper (PG), Daniel Saiz (SF) Matthew Westra, William Teal | |
| 06:51 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:51 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:51 | Iowa State | Martin Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 06:26 | Iowa State | Gus Sharp is alone and drills a jumper from the left block set up by Jacob Gent | 27-22 |
| 06:12 | Holy Cross | Jacob Gent steals the ball from Michael Helton | 27-22 |
| 06:08 | Iowa State | Jacob Gent lays it in | 27-24 |
| 05:59 | Holy Cross | Martin Taylor steals the ball from Michael Helton | 27-24 |
| 05:49 | Iowa State | Ben Harper is called for 10 seconds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Ashley Lee (SG), David Kennedy (SF), Howard Flynn (C) Michael Helton, Seth James, Leonard Dyar, Liko Sun | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Matthew Westra (SG), William Teal (SF), Claude Morris (PF) Ben Harper, Daniel Saiz, Gus Sharp | |
| 05:37 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Coleman | 30-24 |
| 05:35 | Iowa State | Matthew Westra is hacked by Ashley Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ashley Lee, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG) Armando Garcia | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 05:35 | Iowa State | Matthew Westra makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:35 | Iowa State | Matthew Westra makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:33 | Holy Cross | Martin Taylor is called for the reach on Ashley Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Taylor, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gus Sharp (C) Martin Taylor | |
| 05:33 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:33 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:12 | Iowa State | William Teal can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 31-26 |
| 05:10 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 04:46 | Holy Cross | Matthew Westra picks off the pass by John Coleman | 31-26 |
| 04:43 | Iowa State | Jacob Gent hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Westra | 31-28 |
| 04:14 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-28 |
| 04:12 | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti can't tip it in | 31-28 |
| 04:11 | Iowa State | Gus Sharp grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 04:11 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-28 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Michael Helton (SG), Liko Sun (PF) Anthony Petti, Ashley Lee, Howard Flynn | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ben Harper (PG), Jacob Roldan (SF), Henry Lilly (C) Jacob Gent, William Teal, Gus Sharp | |
| 04:07 | Iowa State | Michael Helton is called for the reach on Ben Harper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Helton, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| 04:07 | Iowa State | Ben Harper makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:07 | Iowa State | Ben Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:49 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton is hacked by Claude Morris - foul #1 on Claude Morris, team foul #12 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith (PF), Shaun Harris (C) Liko Sun, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bart Brenner (SG), Thomas Chenier (PF) Matthew Westra, Claude Morris | |
| 03:49 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:49 | Holy Cross | Michael Helton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Armando Garcia (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Helton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Kennedy (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Shaun Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ben Harper (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Bart Brenner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jacob Roldan (fresh) PF - Thomas Chenier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Iowa State | Ben Harper is open but misses the lay-in | 33-30 |
| 03:36 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:31 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith loses the dribble to Bart Brenner in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 03:15 | Iowa State | Henry Lilly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Clifford Smith - foul #3 on Clifford Smith, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Anthony Petti (PG), Seth James (SG), Leonard Dyar (SF), Liko Sun (PF) Armando Garcia, Michael Helton, David Kennedy, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Daniel Saiz (SF) Jacob Roldan | |
| 03:15 | Iowa State | Henry Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:15 | Iowa State | Henry Lilly misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:15 | Holy Cross | Liko Sun pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:06 | Holy Cross | Seth James throws it down and the foul's on Thomas Chenier - foul #3 on Thomas Chenier, team foul #13 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Martin Taylor (PF) Thomas Chenier | |
| 03:06 | Holy Cross | Seth James makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:49 | Iowa State | Henry Lilly blows the layup | 36-31 |
| 02:48 | Iowa State | Daniel Saiz tips it in | 36-33 |
| 02:28 | Holy Cross | Seth James clanks a shot from close range | 36-33 |
| 02:26 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris tips it in | 38-33 |
| 02:04 | Iowa State | Daniel Saiz drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bart Brenner | 38-36 |
| 01:46 | Holy Cross | Seth James is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Seth James, team foul #10 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Ashley Lee (SG), David Kennedy (SF), John Coleman (PF) Anthony Petti, Seth James, Leonard Dyar, Liko Sun | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jacob Gent (PG), Matthew Westra (SG), Claude Morris (PF) Ben Harper, Bart Brenner, Martin Taylor | |
| 01:32 | Iowa State | Daniel Saiz steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-36 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jacob Roldan (SF) Daniel Saiz | |
| 01:30 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Morris - foul #2 on Claude Morris, team foul #14 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michael Helton (SG) Armando Garcia | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:30 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:30 | Holy Cross | Ashley Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 01:28 | Iowa State | Matthew Westra is hacked by Michael Helton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Helton, team foul #11 | 40-36 |
| 01:28 | Iowa State | Matthew Westra misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 01:28 | Iowa State | Matthew Westra makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 01:00 | Holy Cross | John Coleman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 00:45 | Iowa State | David Kennedy swats the short shot by Claude Morris | 43-37 |
| 00:43 | Iowa State | Henry Lilly grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 00:29 | Iowa State | John Coleman picks off the pass by Matthew Westra | 43-37 |
| 00:29 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-37 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia (PG), Howard Flynn (PF) Michael Helton, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bart Brenner (PG), Daniel Saiz (SF) Matthew Westra, Jacob Roldan | |
| 00:27 | Holy Cross | Armando Garcia loses the dribble to Daniel Saiz in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Claude Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-37 |