| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edmund Price (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Uchechi Acri (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Silvas (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Vess (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Brugger (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christian Briley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Graybill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Lapointe (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Anthony Silvas inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Craig Vess comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 32-35 |
| 19:29 | Iowa | Christian Briley gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jerome Lapointe, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Edmund Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Uchechi Acri hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Michael Chapman is hacked by Craig Vess - foul #1 on Craig Vess, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | The jumper by Matthew Graybill is denied by Craig Vess | 34-35 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe tips it in | 34-37 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Anthony Silvas makes the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Matthew Graybill - foul #1 on Matthew Graybill, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG), Boris Jeleniewski (SG), Khalfani Emanuel (PF), Edwin McCubbin (C) Edmund Price, Uchechi Acri, Craig Vess, Kenneth Brugger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Leathers (PG), Bryan Hamilton (SG), John Valazquez (SF), Floyd Dumas (C) Christian Briley, Michael Chapman, Matthew Graybill, John Gilbert | |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Anthony Silvas makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | John Valazquez is fouled in the backcourt by David Brennan - foul #2 on David Brennan, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rafael Patton (C) Anthony Silvas | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Floyd Dumas is fouled on the floor by David Brennan - foul #3 on David Brennan, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Travis Mott (PG) David Brennan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Fetters (PF) Jerome Lapointe | |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Walter Leathers is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Boris Jeleniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Matthew Fetters steals it from Boris Jeleniewski | 37-37 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | Floyd Dumas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edmund Price (PG), Anthony Silvas (SF), Craig Vess (PF), Kenneth Brugger (C) Travis Mott, Edwin McCubbin, Khalfani Emanuel, Rafael Patton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christian Briley (PG), Matthew Graybill (SF), Jerome Lapointe (PF) Bryan Hamilton, Matthew Fetters, Floyd Dumas | |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Craig Vess hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Silvas | 39-37 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Leathers | 39-39 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger buries a floater from the right side | 41-39 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Craig Vess blocks the short jumper by Jerome Lapointe | 41-39 |
| 15:52 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edmund Price (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Boris Jeleniewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Silvas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Vess (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Brugger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christian Briley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Leathers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Graybill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Lapointe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Valazquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Craig Vess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 15:35 | Iowa | Christian Briley pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:19 | Iowa | John Valazquez can't connect on a floater from close range | 41-39 |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Walter Leathers hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Edmund Price scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Silvas and he's fouled by John Valazquez - foul #2 on John Valazquez, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Uchechi Acri (SG), Edwin McCubbin (SF), Khalfani Emanuel (PF), Rafael Patton (C) Boris Jeleniewski, Anthony Silvas, Craig Vess, Kenneth Brugger | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Campbell (PG), Michael Chapman (SG), Lubomierz Nitzkowski (PF), John Gilbert (C) Christian Briley, Walter Leathers, Jerome Lapointe, John Valazquez | |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Edmund Price makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:38 | Iowa | Michael Chapman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | John Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Michael Chapman is fouled on the floor by Uchechi Acri - foul #3 on Uchechi Acri, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (PG) Edmund Price | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:07 | Iowa | Lubomierz Nitzkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Rafael Patton pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Edwin McCubbin misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Graybill - foul #2 on Matthew Graybill, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Edwin McCubbin makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Edwin McCubbin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:43 | Iowa | John Gilbert hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Chapman and the foul's on David Brennan - foul #4 on David Brennan, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Travis Mott (PG), William Veilleux (PF) David Brennan, Khalfani Emanuel | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:43 | Iowa | John Gilbert misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Veilleux | 46-43 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Rafael Patton misses the jump hook from close range | 46-43 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Travis Mott grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Uchechi Acri misses the shot from the left side | 46-43 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | John Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | John Gilbert knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Lubomierz Nitzkowski | 46-45 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Michael Chapman steals it from Uchechi Acri | 46-45 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-48 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Edwin McCubbin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Lubomierz Nitzkowski snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | John Gilbert buries a floater in the paint | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Travis Mott (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Uchechi Acri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edwin McCubbin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Veilleux (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Rafael Patton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Campbell (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Graybill (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lubomierz Nitzkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gilbert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Travis Mott misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Michael Chapman snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 11:31 | Iowa | Edwin McCubbin picks off the pass by William Campbell in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Travis Mott's pass is intercepted by William Campbell | 46-50 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | John Gilbert's layup is rejected by William Veilleux | 46-50 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Lubomierz Nitzkowski grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Michael Chapman's pass is intercepted by Uchechi Acri | 46-50 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Uchechi Acri can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Edwin McCubbin grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Lubomierz Nitzkowski swats the dunk try by Edwin McCubbin | 46-50 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Uchechi Acri misses the tip | 46-50 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | Travis Mott gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Uchechi Acri hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Travis Mott | 49-50 |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Rafael Patton is called for the reach on Matthew Graybill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Patton, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edmund Price (PG), Boris Jeleniewski (SG), Anthony Silvas (SF), Craig Vess (PF), Kenneth Brugger (C) Travis Mott, Uchechi Acri, Edwin McCubbin, William Veilleux, Rafael Patton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christian Briley (PG), Walter Leathers (SG), John Valazquez (SF), Jerome Lapointe (PF), Floyd Dumas (C) William Campbell, Michael Chapman, Matthew Graybill, Lubomierz Nitzkowski, John Gilbert | |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe lays it up and in on a great pass from Christian Briley | 49-52 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Craig Vess is hacked by Jerome Lapointe - foul #3 on Jerome Lapointe, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Edmund Price buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Craig Vess | 52-52 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Boris Jeleniewski is called for the reach on Christian Briley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Jeleniewski, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Christian Briley makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Christian Briley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Anthony Silvas loses the dribble to Christian Briley | 52-53 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Walter Leathers lays it in on a great pass from Christian Briley | 52-55 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Anthony Silvas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-55 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Christian Briley | 52-55 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Walter Leathers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Boris Jeleniewski - foul #2 on Boris Jeleniewski, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Khalfani Emanuel (SG) Boris Jeleniewski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Walter Leathers makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Walter Leathers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Walter Leathers makes the 3rd free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Dumas - foul #1 on Floyd Dumas, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bryan Hamilton (SG) Walter Leathers | |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Christian Briley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-58 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Brugger, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (SG) Kenneth Brugger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Fetters (PF), John Gilbert (C) Jerome Lapointe, Floyd Dumas | |
| 07:45 | Iowa | John Gilbert is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Gilbert, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edmund Price (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Brennan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Silvas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Vess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Khalfani Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christian Briley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Valazquez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Fetters (fresh) C - John Gilbert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Edmund Price double dribbles | 54-58 |
| 07:29 | Iowa | John Gilbert misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-58 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Craig Vess grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Edmund Price loses the ball out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Jeleniewski (SG), William Veilleux (SF) Edmund Price, Anthony Silvas | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | John Valazquez lays it up and in set up by Matthew Fetters | 54-60 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | William Veilleux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edwin McCubbin (SF), Kenneth Brugger (C) Craig Vess, Khalfani Emanuel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Leathers (PG), Jerome Lapointe (PF) Christian Briley, Matthew Fetters | |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Walter Leathers | 54-62 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Boris Jeleniewski misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Valazquez - foul #3 on John Valazquez, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Travis Mott (PG), Craig Vess (PF) David Brennan, William Veilleux | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chapman (SG), Matthew Graybill (SF), Floyd Dumas (C) Bryan Hamilton, John Valazquez, John Gilbert | |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Boris Jeleniewski makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Boris Jeleniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Floyd Dumas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Jerome Lapointe hits the follow up shot | 56-64 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Craig Vess | 58-64 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill throws it down set up by Michael Chapman | 58-66 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Edwin McCubbin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Vess | 61-66 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Boris Jeleniewski steps in front of the Walter Leathers pass in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | Travis Mott blows the layup | 61-66 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill is called for traveling | 61-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edmund Price (PG), Uchechi Acri (SG), Anthony Silvas (SF), William Veilleux (PF), Rafael Patton (C) Travis Mott, Boris Jeleniewski, Edwin McCubbin, Craig Vess, Kenneth Brugger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christian Briley (PG), Bryan Hamilton (SG), Lubomierz Nitzkowski (SF), Matthew Fetters (PF), John Valazquez (C) Walter Leathers, Michael Chapman, Matthew Graybill, Jerome Lapointe, Floyd Dumas | |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Uchechi Acri connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Rafael Patton | 64-66 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Uchechi Acri is called for the reach on Bryan Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Uchechi Acri, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Khalfani Emanuel (PF) William Veilleux | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Bryan Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Bryan Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Anthony Silvas is denied by Matthew Fetters | 64-67 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Rafael Patton grabs the offensive board | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edmund Price (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Uchechi Acri (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Anthony Silvas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Khalfani Emanuel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Patton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christian Briley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lubomierz Nitzkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Fetters (fresh) C - John Valazquez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Edmund Price is fouled on the floor by Lubomierz Nitzkowski - foul #4 on Lubomierz Nitzkowski, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Veilleux (PF) Rafael Patton | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Campbell (PG), Michael Chapman (SG), John Gilbert (C) Christian Briley, Bryan Hamilton, John Valazquez | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Edmund Price makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Edmund Price makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Michael Chapman is fouled in the backcourt by Uchechi Acri - foul #5 on Uchechi Acri, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Brennan (SG) Uchechi Acri | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Anthony Silvas makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edmund Price | 69-69 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Michael Chapman is hacked by David Brennan in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Brennan, team foul #12 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Jeleniewski (SG), Kenneth Brugger (C) David Brennan, Khalfani Emanuel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Dumas (C) John Gilbert | |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-71 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Lubomierz Nitzkowski pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Craig Vess (PF) William Veilleux | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christian Briley (PG), Walter Leathers (SG), John Valazquez (SF), Jerome Lapointe (PF) William Campbell, Michael Chapman, Lubomierz Nitzkowski, Matthew Fetters | |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Christian Briley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-71 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Craig Vess misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jerome Lapointe - foul #4 on Jerome Lapointe, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Khalfani Emanuel (SG) Boris Jeleniewski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Craig Vess makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Craig Vess makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Christian Briley is hacked by Edmund Price in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edmund Price, team foul #13 | 71-71 |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Christian Briley makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Christian Briley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Christian Briley takes the ball from Anthony Silvas | 71-73 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chapman (SG), Matthew Graybill (SF), John Gilbert (C) Walter Leathers, John Valazquez, Floyd Dumas | |
| 01:55 | Iowa | John Gilbert can't throw it down but the foul's on Kenneth Brugger - foul #3 on Kenneth Brugger, team foul #14 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Jeleniewski (SG) Khalfani Emanuel | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:55 | Iowa | John Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 01:55 | Iowa | John Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-75 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 01:22 | Iowa | Christian Briley can't tip it in | 71-75 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Matthew Graybill hits the follow up shot | 71-77 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 71-77 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Craig Vess snags the offensive board | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Boris Jeleniewski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-77 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Michael Chapman pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Boris Jeleniewski is called for the reach on Michael Chapman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Jeleniewski, team foul #15 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Campbell (PG), John Valazquez (C) Christian Briley, John Gilbert | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Boris Jeleniewski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edmund Price | 74-79 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-79 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Michael Chapman is hacked by Boris Jeleniewski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Jeleniewski, team foul #16 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christian Briley (PG) William Campbell | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Michael Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-81 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Craig Vess gets the offensive rebound | 74-81 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Boris Jeleniewski double dribbles | 74-81 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Campbell (PG) Christian Briley | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | William Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Edmund Price - foul #4 on Edmund Price, team foul #17 | 74-81 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | William Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | William Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Boris Jeleniewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-83 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Craig Vess snags the offensive board | 74-83 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Kenneth Brugger misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-83 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Craig Vess pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-83 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Anthony Silvas is fouled on the floor by John Valazquez - foul #4 on John Valazquez, team foul #11 | 74-83 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christian Briley (PG), John Gilbert (C) William Campbell, John Valazquez | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Anthony Silvas makes the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Anthony Silvas makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Christian Briley runs out the clock | 76-83 |