| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) SG - John Peterson (fresh) SF - Michael Hall (fresh) PF - Byron Clement (fresh) C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) SG - Carl Stiller (fresh) SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) PF - Lee Dick (fresh) C - Merlin Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Carl Stiller grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Carl Stiller drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Byron Clement | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | John Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Michael Hall is called for the reach on Jeffry Zeliff - foul #1 on Michael Hall, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Carl Stiller misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Lee Dick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline throws it down set up by Michael Lemoine | 4-2 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | Lee Dick misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Carl Stiller - foul #1 on Carl Stiller, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lee Dick | 5-2 |
| 15:52 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 5-2 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Lee Dick tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Peterson (fresh) SF - Michael Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Stiller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) PF - Lee Dick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Merlin Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Peterson and he's fouled by Lee Dick - foul #1 on Lee Dick, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement misses the free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Merlin Hawkins | 7-4 |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Lee Dick's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Cline | 7-4 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Peterson | 10-4 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Carl Stiller connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | John Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lee Dick | 10-7 |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff's fadeaway is rejected by Byron Clement | 10-7 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement tips it but misses | 10-7 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline grabs the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene (SG), Michael Carbaugh (SF), Jeff Stratton (PF), Levi McClendon (C) John Peterson, Michael Hall, Byron Clement, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (PG), Michael Chicoine (SG), Brett Williams (SF), Gerald Allen (PF), James Diez (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Carl Stiller, Jeffry Zeliff, Lee Dick, Merlin Hawkins | |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton snags the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh scores on a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by James Diez - foul #1 on James Diez, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jimmy Flick (PG) Michael Lemoine | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh makes the free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | James Diez lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Chicoine | 14-9 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-9 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | James Diez gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Jackie Gano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Peterson (SG), Byron Clement (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Tracy Greene, Jeff Stratton, Levi McClendon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff (SF), Merlin Hawkins (C) Gerald Allen, James Diez | |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | John Peterson clanks a floater from the left block | 14-9 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | John Peterson drills a 3 from straight away | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jimmy Flick (fresh) SG - John Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jackie Gano (fresh) SG - Michael Chicoine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) PF - Brett Williams (fresh) C - Merlin Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Michael Chicoine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Michael Hall (SF) Jimmy Flick, Michael Carbaugh | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Carl Stiller (SG), Lee Dick (PF) Jackie Gano, Michael Chicoine, Brett Williams | |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Lee Dick - foul #2 on Lee Dick, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Allen (PF) Lee Dick | |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-12 |
| 10:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gerald Allen | 19-12 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffry Zeliff and the foul's on Lawrence Cline - foul #1 on Lawrence Cline, team foul #2 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene (SG), Michael Carbaugh (C) John Peterson, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brett Williams (SF) Jeffry Zeliff | |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins misses the free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Tracy Greene | 19-14 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh is fouled on the floor by Merlin Hawkins - foul #1 on Merlin Hawkins, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton (C) Byron Clement | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton blows the layup | 19-14 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Brett Williams grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 09:39 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Merlin Hawkins | 19-16 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Merlin Hawkins is called for the reach on Michael Lemoine - foul #2 on Merlin Hawkins, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Peterson (SG), Byron Clement (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Tracy Greene, Michael Carbaugh, Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (PG), Michael Chicoine (SG), Jeffry Zeliff (SF) Dikembe Agbayani, Carl Stiller, Merlin Hawkins | |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | Jackie Gano misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Cline - foul #2 on Lawrence Cline, team foul #3 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jimmy Flick (PG), Michael Carbaugh (SF), Jeff Stratton (C) Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall, Lawrence Cline | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Diez (C) Gerald Allen | |
| 08:45 | Iowa | Jackie Gano makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | Jackie Gano makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jimmy Flick | 23-18 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | James Diez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Michael Chicoine | |
| 07:36 | Notre Dame | John Peterson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Flick | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jimmy Flick (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Byron Clement (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Stratton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Gano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) PF - Brett Williams (fairly fresh) C - James Diez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Brett Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-18 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | James Diez pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani comes up short on the shot from the left side | 25-18 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | John Peterson snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 06:45 | Notre Dame | Jeff Stratton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffry Zeliff | 25-18 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | James Diez makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Brett Williams | 25-20 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Byron Clement can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Brett Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Jackie Gano connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-23 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | John Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Jackie Gano - foul #1 on Jackie Gano, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine (PG), Michael Hall (SF), Tracy Greene (PF), Levi McClendon (C) Jimmy Flick, Michael Carbaugh, Byron Clement, Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chicoine (PG), Carl Stiller (SG), Steven Alston (SF), Gerald Allen (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, Jackie Gano, Jeffry Zeliff, James Diez | |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | John Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | John Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Brett Williams is hacked by Levi McClendon - foul #1 on Levi McClendon, team foul #4 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Byron Clement (PF) John Peterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Tracy Greene takes the ball from Gerald Allen | 26-23 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall lays it in on a great pass from Tracy Greene | 28-23 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Carl Stiller scores on a turnaround in the paint | 28-25 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Michael Hall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tracy Greene | 30-25 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Steven Alston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh (PF), Lawrence Cline (C) Byron Clement, Levi McClendon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Jeffry Zeliff (SF), Lee Dick (PF), Merlin Hawkins (C) Michael Chicoine, Steven Alston, Gerald Allen, Brett Williams | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Lemoine (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Greene (fresh) SF - Michael Hall (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Carbaugh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Stiller (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lee Dick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Merlin Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Lemoine | 33-25 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Lee Dick comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 33-25 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Michael Lemoine connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-25 |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Lee Dick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Peterson (SG) Tracy Greene | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (SG) Carl Stiller | |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Merlin Hawkins swats the short shot by Michael Carbaugh | 36-25 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Michael Lemoine takes the ball from Jeffry Zeliff | 36-25 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Carbaugh double dribbles | 36-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jimmy Flick (PG), Jeff Stratton (PF) Michael Lemoine, Michael Hall | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Lee Dick is called for 5 seconds | 36-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene (SF), Byron Clement (PF) Michael Carbaugh, Jeff Stratton | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Tracy Greene misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Lee Dick comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-25 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Cline grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | John Peterson lays it in | 38-25 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Lee Dick tips it in | 38-27 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Flick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-27 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Merlin Hawkins misses short on a fullcourt shot | 38-27 |