| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dallas Whipkey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Collier (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Gagne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sheridan (fresh) C - Stephen Bigelow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Horace Stipe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Barth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | David Gagne inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa | John Sheridan clanks a jumper from the right block | 40-36 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Douglas Collier hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Flaherty | 42-39 |
| 19:11 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | David Gagne tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | George Barth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty tips it home | 47-44 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (PG), Michael Kitt (PF), Curtis Byrd (C) Dallas Whipkey, John Sheridan, Stephen Bigelow | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), John Boucher (PF), Jeff Horn (C) Billy Flaherty, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, George Barth, Kevin Sorensen | |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert is fouled on the floor by Douglas Collier - foul #2 on Douglas Collier, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carlos Nutting (SG), Michael Brimmer (SF) Douglas Collier, David Gagne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Michael Kitt snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Adam Chase is hacked by Noah Schwend - foul #3 on Noah Schwend, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ross Fowlkes (SF) Noah Schwend | |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the lane but the foul's on Charles Heidel - foul #3 on Charles Heidel, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow (C) Michael Kitt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Thompson (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), George Barth (PF) Charles Heidel, Ross Fowlkes, Jeff Horn | |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | John Boucher grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Bigelow | 51-44 |
| 16:30 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Edward Thompson is called for the reach on Carlos Nutting in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Thompson, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG), Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF), John Sheridan (PF) Adam Chase, Carlos Nutting, Michael Brimmer, Curtis Byrd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Horace Stipe (SG), Ross Fowlkes (SF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Jacob Talbert, Edward Thompson, Brian Robinson, John Boucher | |
| 16:09 | Iowa | John Sheridan buries a floater from the right block and he's fouled by George Barth - foul #2 on George Barth, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Kitt (C) Stephen Bigelow | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeff Horn (PF) George Barth | |
| 16:09 | Iowa | John Sheridan makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | John Sheridan steps in front of the Kevin Sorensen pass | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dallas Whipkey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Collier (fresh) 12 pts. SF - David Gagne (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Sheridan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Kitt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Stipe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Fowlkes (fresh) PF - Jeff Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Sorensen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Douglas Collier comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-44 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Flaherty | 54-47 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Kevin Sorensen steals it from Douglas Collier in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Douglas Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | David Gagne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Curtis Byrd (C) Michael Kitt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Brian Robinson (SF) Billy Flaherty, Ross Fowlkes | |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn misses badly on a runner in the lane | 54-47 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen hits the follow up shot | 54-49 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Kevin Sorensen is called for the reach on Dallas Whipkey - foul #2 on Kevin Sorensen, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (PG), Stephen Bigelow (C) Dallas Whipkey, John Sheridan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (SG), George Barth (PF), John Boucher (C) Horace Stipe, Jeff Horn, Kevin Sorensen | |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd blows the layup | 54-49 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel banks in the layup and he's hacked by Curtis Byrd - foul #1 on Curtis Byrd, team foul #2 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carlos Nutting (SG), Michael Brimmer (SF), Michael Kitt (PF) Douglas Collier, David Gagne, Curtis Byrd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Adam Chase is hacked by John Boucher in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Boucher, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Bigelow | 54-52 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Adam Chase hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Jacob Talbert - foul #1 on Jacob Talbert, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Horace Stipe (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), Jeff Horn (C) Jacob Talbert, Charles Heidel, Brian Robinson, John Boucher | |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Adam Chase misses the free throw | 56-52 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend can't finish the layup | 56-52 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Michael Kitt pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG), Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF) Adam Chase, Carlos Nutting, Michael Kitt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow's floater is tipped away by Jeff Horn | 56-52 |
| 13:13 | Iowa | David Gagne can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | George Barth grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by George Barth | 56-55 |
| 12:31 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Brimmer | 59-55 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | George Barth scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Billy Flaherty | 59-57 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Collier and he's hacked by Billy Flaherty - foul #2 on Billy Flaherty, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (SG), Carlos Nutting (SF), John Sheridan (PF), Curtis Byrd (C) Douglas Collier, David Gagne, Michael Brimmer, Stephen Bigelow | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), John Boucher (PF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Billy Flaherty, Horace Stipe, Noah Schwend, George Barth, Jeff Horn | |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey misses the free throw | 61-57 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dallas Whipkey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carlos Nutting (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Sheridan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Curtis Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jacob Talbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Heidel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Boucher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Sorensen (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Adam Chase pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 11:23 | Iowa | Jacob Talbert steals it from Carlos Nutting | 61-57 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen is hacked by Carlos Nutting - foul #1 on Carlos Nutting, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Magnuson (PG) Dallas Whipkey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | John Boucher misses long on a shot from the left side | 61-57 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | John Sheridan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Magnuson and he's hacked by Brian Robinson - foul #2 on Brian Robinson, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF) Paul Magnuson, Adam Chase | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ross Fowlkes (PF) John Boucher | |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ross Fowlkes | 64-60 |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Kevin Sorensen picks off the pass by John Sheridan | 64-60 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (PG), Michael Kitt (PF), Michael Brimmer (C) Carlos Nutting, John Sheridan, Curtis Byrd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Horace Stipe (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), Jeff Horn (C) Jacob Talbert, Charles Heidel, Brian Robinson, Kevin Sorensen | |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Michael Kitt loses the dribble to Noah Schwend | 64-60 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend banks in the layup | 64-62 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | David Gagne makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Collier | 67-62 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Magnuson (PG), Stephen Bigelow (C) Douglas Collier, David Gagne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Thompson (PG), Brian Robinson (SF), George Barth (PF), John Boucher (C) Billy Flaherty, Noah Schwend, Ross Fowlkes, Jeff Horn | |
| 08:33 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Chase | 70-62 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Thompson | 70-62 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson misses the 3 from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Michael Kitt pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Magnuson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Chase (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Brimmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Kitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Bigelow (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Horace Stipe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Barth (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Boucher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Adam Chase throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG), Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF), John Sheridan (PF) Paul Magnuson, Adam Chase, Michael Brimmer, Michael Kitt | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Jacob Talbert (SF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Edward Thompson, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, John Boucher | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | George Barth blows the layup but he's fouled by John Sheridan - foul #1 on John Sheridan, team foul #4 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Curtis Byrd (C) Stephen Bigelow | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Noah Schwend (SF) Charles Heidel | |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | George Barth makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | George Barth misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Jacob Talbert is called for the reach on Douglas Collier - foul #2 on Jacob Talbert, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeff Horn (PF) George Barth | |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Douglas Collier makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Douglas Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeff Horn | 71-63 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Dallas Whipkey - foul #1 on Dallas Whipkey, team foul #5 | 71-63 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty makes the 3rd free throw | 71-65 |
| 06:31 | Iowa | David Gagne is whistled for a carry | 71-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carlos Nutting (SG), Michael Brimmer (SF) Douglas Collier, David Gagne | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (SG) Billy Flaherty | |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dallas Whipkey - foul #2 on Dallas Whipkey, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow (C) John Sheridan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ross Fowlkes (SF), John Boucher (PF) Noah Schwend, Jeff Horn | |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dallas Whipkey | 74-67 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | John Boucher is fouled on the floor by Michael Brimmer - foul #3 on Michael Brimmer, team foul #7 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Magnuson (PG), Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF) Dallas Whipkey, Carlos Nutting, Curtis Byrd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Horace Stipe (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), George Barth (PF) Jacob Talbert, Ross Fowlkes, Kevin Sorensen | |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | John Boucher misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Brimmer | 74-67 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Douglas Collier is hacked by Brian Robinson - foul #3 on Brian Robinson, team foul #11 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (PG), John Sheridan (PF) Paul Magnuson, Michael Brimmer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Jeff Horn (C) Charles Heidel, John Boucher | |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Douglas Collier misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Douglas Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Horn | 75-67 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-67 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | Adam Chase knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Collier | 77-67 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Stephen Bigelow swats the layup by George Barth | 77-67 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson snags the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Horace Stipe | 77-70 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Adam Chase (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Collier (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Gagne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Sheridan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Bigelow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Stipe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Barth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Iowa | David Gagne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG), Paul Magnuson (SG), Michael Brimmer (SF), Michael Kitt (PF), Curtis Byrd (C) Adam Chase, Douglas Collier, David Gagne, John Sheridan, Stephen Bigelow | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), John Boucher (PF) Billy Flaherty, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, George Barth | |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel's pass is intercepted by Paul Magnuson | 77-70 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Paul Magnuson banks in the layup | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-70 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Boucher - foul #2 on John Boucher, team foul #12 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carlos Nutting (SG) Paul Magnuson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen (C) Jeff Horn | |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF), John Sheridan (PF), Stephen Bigelow (C) Carlos Nutting, Michael Brimmer, Michael Kitt, Curtis Byrd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Horace Stipe (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), George Barth (PF) Jacob Talbert, Charles Heidel, Noah Schwend, John Boucher | |
| 02:31 | Michigan State | George Barth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-70 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen grabs the offensive rebound | 81-70 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-70 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Douglas Collier grabs the board | 81-70 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Douglas Collier is hacked by Kevin Sorensen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Sorensen, team foul #13 | 81-70 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Douglas Collier makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Douglas Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson misses the lay-in | 83-70 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow pulls down the rebound | 83-70 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | David Gagne is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Sheridan | 85-70 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty's dunk attempt is rejected by Stephen Bigelow | 85-70 |
| 01:31 | Iowa | David Gagne grabs the defensive rebound | 85-70 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-70 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | David Gagne gets the offensive rebound | 85-70 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen Bigelow, team foul #8 | 85-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (PG), Carlos Nutting (SG), Michael Brimmer (SF), Michael Kitt (PF), Curtis Byrd (C) Dallas Whipkey, Douglas Collier, David Gagne, John Sheridan, Stephen Bigelow | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), John Boucher (PF), Jeff Horn (C) Billy Flaherty, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, George Barth, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Talbert | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Michael Kitt drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Adam Chase | 87-73 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | John Boucher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 87-73 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to John Boucher | 87-73 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | John Boucher connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 87-76 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Adam Chase runs out the clock | 87-76 |