| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Albert Faulkner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Jurado (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John King (fresh) PF - Lee Dick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Merlin Hawkins (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | John King inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Lee Dick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Albert Faulkner | 34-29 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine is hacked by Albert Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Faulkner, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Merlin Hawkins - foul #1 on Merlin Hawkins, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner misses short on a jumper from the right block | 34-31 |
| 19:11 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-31 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lee Dick | 34-31 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | David Jurado misses the 3 from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Merlin Hawkins - foul #2 on Merlin Hawkins, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:43 | Iowa | Lee Dick loses the dribble to Jeremy Savage | 34-33 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement is hacked by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff (SG), Brett Williams (PF) David Jurado, Lee Dick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hall (SG), Michael Carbaugh (C) Samuel Gabaldon, Lawrence Cline | |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh is called for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Lemoine, Byron Clement | |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner loses the ball out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Peak (PG) Albert Faulkner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-36 |
| 16:14 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Peak and he's hacked by Michael Hall - foul #3 on Michael Hall, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lee Dick (PF), Gerald Allen (C) John King, Merlin Hawkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene (SG), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Hall, Jeremy Savage | |
| 16:14 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:14 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Allen | 36-36 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Gerald Allen comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Lawrence Cline - foul #2 on Lawrence Cline, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Byron Clement (PF) Ismael Dorton | |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Gerald Allen makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Gerald Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-36 |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Peak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Brett Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Dick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tracy Greene (fresh) SF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury is denied on a layup by Gerald Allen | 38-36 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh tips it home | 38-38 |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Deshi Wang (PG), David Jurado (SG), John King (SF), Merlin Hawkins (C) Lawrence Peak, Jeffry Zeliff, Brett Williams, Gerald Allen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF) Michael Marbury, Tracy Greene, Michael Carbaugh | |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-38 |
| 14:54 | Iowa | John King snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | David Jurado drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Deshi Wang | 40-38 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Gabaldon - foul #1 on Samuel Gabaldon, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brett Williams (PF) Lee Dick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh (PF), Ismael Dorton (C) Byron Clement, Lawrence Cline | |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine travels with the ball | 40-38 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Ismael Dorton is called for the reach on Deshi Wang - foul #1 on Ismael Dorton, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Deshi Wang scores on a jump hook in the paint | 42-38 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | John King misses the fadeaway from the right side | 42-38 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | John King misses the lay-in | 44-38 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Brett Williams gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Deshi Wang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Jurado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John King (fairly fresh) PF - Brett Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Merlin Hawkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Gabaldon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeremy Savage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Carbaugh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ismael Dorton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Jeremy Savage steps in front of the Brett Williams pass | 44-38 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine connects on the jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Michael Lemoine steps in front of the John King pass | 44-40 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Deshi Wang steals the ball from Michael Lemoine in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | David Jurado slams it home on a nice dish by Deshi Wang | 46-40 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses the easy layup | 46-40 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 10:18 | Iowa | John King grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | John King clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Gabaldon - foul #2 on Samuel Gabaldon, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Albert Faulkner (PG), Jeffry Zeliff (SG), Lee Dick (PF), Gerald Allen (C) Deshi Wang, David Jurado, Brett Williams, Merlin Hawkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Tracy Greene (SF), Byron Clement (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Lemoine, Samuel Gabaldon, Jeremy Savage, Michael Carbaugh, Ismael Dorton | |
| 10:05 | Iowa | John King makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | John King makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline clanks a shot from the right block | 48-40 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Gerald Allen snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-40 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Dick | 48-40 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lee Dick | 48-40 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | John King misses the lay-in | 48-40 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-40 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | John King is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Cline - foul #3 on Lawrence Cline, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Peak (PG) John King | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Lawrence Peak misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-40 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lawrence Peak | 48-40 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Albert Faulkner | 50-40 |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-40 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Gerald Allen pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Peak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Faulkner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Dick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Marbury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Tracy Greene (fresh) PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Gerald Allen is hacked by Lawrence Cline - foul #4 on Lawrence Cline, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Deshi Wang (PG), Jackie Gano (SF), Merlin Hawkins (C) Lawrence Peak, Jeffry Zeliff, Lee Dick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Ismael Dorton (C) Michael Marbury, Michael Hall, Lawrence Cline | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Gerald Allen makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Gerald Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement hits the follow up shot | 52-42 |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Deshi Wang buries a shot in the lane set up by Albert Faulkner | 54-42 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Savage misses the jumpshot from the right side | 54-42 |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Gerald Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Albert Faulkner misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 05:53 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton is hacked by Merlin Hawkins - foul #3 on Merlin Hawkins, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Jurado (SG), John King (SF), Lee Dick (PF) Albert Faulkner, Jackie Gano, Gerald Allen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Samuel Gabaldon (SG), Michael Carbaugh (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Michael Lemoine, Tracy Greene, Byron Clement, Ismael Dorton | |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-42 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Lee Dick is fouled on the floor by Michael Carbaugh - foul #3 on Michael Carbaugh, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brett Williams (C) Merlin Hawkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton (PF) Jeremy Savage | |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Lee Dick makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Lee Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton connects on the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Brett Williams - foul #1 on Brett Williams, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Ismael Dorton picks off the pass by David Jurado | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | Samuel Gabaldon tips it in | 56-47 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Lee Dick connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Jurado | 59-47 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samuel Gabaldon | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Iowa | John King hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Brett Williams and he's hacked by Michael Carbaugh - foul #4 on Michael Carbaugh, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Albert Faulkner (PG), Jeffry Zeliff (SG), Merlin Hawkins (C) Deshi Wang, David Jurado, Brett Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Jeremy Savage (SF), Byron Clement (PF) Michael Marbury, Samuel Gabaldon, Michael Carbaugh, Ismael Dorton | |
| 03:13 | Iowa | John King misses the free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement grabs the board | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Albert Faulkner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Dick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Merlin Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Savage (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffry Zeliff - foul #1 on Jeffry Zeliff, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Peak (PG), Jackie Gano (SF) John King, Lee Dick | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton (C) Lawrence Cline | |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:01 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Deshi Wang (PG), David Jurado (SG), John King (SF), Lee Dick (PF) Lawrence Peak, Albert Faulkner, Jackie Gano, Jeffry Zeliff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline (C) Jeff Stratton | |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Lee Dick connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Deshi Wang | 64-50 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall hits a runner in the lane set up by Michael Lemoine | 64-52 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | John King drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-52 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Peak (PG), Albert Faulkner (SG), Brett Williams (SF), Jeffry Zeliff (PF), Gerald Allen (C) Deshi Wang, David Jurado, John King, Lee Dick, Merlin Hawkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Marbury (PG), Michael Carbaugh (SF), Ismael Dorton (PF), Jeff Stratton (C) Michael Lemoine, Jeremy Savage, Byron Clement, Lawrence Cline | |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Ismael Dorton grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Marbury | 67-55 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses the fadeaway from the right side | 67-55 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Peak takes the ball from Michael Marbury in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Gerald Allen clanks a floater from the right side | 67-55 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton lays it up and in | 67-57 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Lawrence Peak runs out the clock | 67-57 |