| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Timothy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Kibbe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Westmoreland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Weller (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Trainer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland inbounds the ball | 46-28 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Lake - foul #1 on Paul Lake, team foul #1 | 46-28 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | William Arellano's floater is tipped away by Jim Trainer | 46-30 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jim Trainer | 46-30 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Jim Trainer snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-33 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | William Niles snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the shot from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | Lance Mulhern is called for the reach on Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Lance Mulhern, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (PF), Al Adkins (C) William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Darryl Weller knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Gary Westmoreland | 48-35 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | William Adrian misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Darryl Weller - foul #2 on Darryl Weller, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG) Paul Lake | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Jones (PG), Kevin Geist (PF), Andrew Blythe (C) Timothy Williams, Darryl Weller, Jim Trainer | |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | Al Adkins steals the ball from Robert Kibbe | 50-35 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 16:26 | Iowa | Al Adkins steals the ball from Charles Jones | 50-35 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Kibbe is called for the reach on Al Adkins - foul #2 on Robert Kibbe, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG), Robby Burgan (C) William Niles, Lance Mulhern | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Mathew (SF), Anthony Coble (PF) Robert Kibbe, Gary Westmoreland | |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | William Adrian tips it home | 52-35 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Charles Jones hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Mathew | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilbert Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Sullivan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Adrian (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Al Adkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Geist (fresh) SF - Daniel Mathew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Coble (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Blythe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Daniel Mathew is called for the reach on William Adrian - foul #2 on Daniel Mathew, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Paul Lake (SG), William Arellano (PF) Wilbert Owens, Rafael Sullivan, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Williams (PG), Darryl Weller (PF), Jim Trainer (C) Charles Jones, Anthony Coble, Andrew Blythe | |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | William Adrian is called for traveling | 52-38 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew is whistled for traveling | 52-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern (SF), Al Adkins (C) William Adrian, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kibbe (SG), Gary Westmoreland (SF) Kevin Geist, Daniel Mathew | |
| 14:34 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern grabs the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-38 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 55-38 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Jim Trainer tips it home | 55-40 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern grabs the offensive board | 55-40 |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Darryl Weller is called for the reach on William Arellano - foul #3 on Darryl Weller, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan (C) Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern is whistled for a carry | 55-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), William Adrian (PF) William Niles, William Arellano | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Jones (PG), Kevin Geist (SF), Andrew Blythe (C) Timothy Williams, Gary Westmoreland, Jim Trainer | |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe can't finish the layup | 55-40 |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Kibbe - foul #3 on Robert Kibbe, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan (SG) Paul Lake | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Mathew (SF), Anthony Coble (PF) Robert Kibbe, Darryl Weller | |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Geist | 55-42 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-42 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens is called for traveling | 55-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Paul Lake (SG), William Arellano (PF), Al Adkins (C) Wilbert Owens, Rafael Sullivan, Lance Mulhern, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Williams (PG), Robert Kibbe (SG), Gary Westmoreland (SF), Jim Trainer (C) Charles Jones, Daniel Mathew, Anthony Coble, Andrew Blythe | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Adrian (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Adkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Timothy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Kibbe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Westmoreland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Geist (fresh) C - Jim Trainer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Jim Trainer comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Al Adkins - foul #3 on Al Adkins, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Darryl Weller (PF) Kevin Geist | |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Jim Trainer makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Jim Trainer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | William Adrian comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Darryl Weller grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jim Trainer and he's fouled by Al Adkins - foul #4 on Al Adkins, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (SF), Wilbert Owens (C) William Adrian, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake tips it back up and in | 57-47 |
| 10:15 | Iowa | Jim Trainer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-47 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | Jim Trainer swats the short shot by William Niles | 57-47 |
| 09:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jim Trainer | 57-47 |
| 09:39 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Paul Lake, Shaun Matthews, William Arellano | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Geist (SG) Robert Kibbe | |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | James Kennedy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 09:14 | Iowa | Jim Trainer grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Jim Trainer connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Geist | 57-49 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan connects on the jump hook from the right block | 59-49 |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Kevin Geist scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to James Kennedy | 59-52 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Niles | 62-52 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Darryl Weller misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wilbert Owens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Timothy Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Geist (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Weller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jim Trainer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Jim Trainer grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Darryl Weller buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 06:24 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Jim Trainer grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Timothy Williams connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Kevin Geist | 62-57 |
| 05:47 | Notre Dame | James Kennedy can't throw it down | 62-57 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Darryl Weller pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Darryl Weller misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by James Kennedy - foul #1 on James Kennedy, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (PG), Paul Lake (SG), William Adrian (SF), William Arellano (PF), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Wilbert Owens, Lance Mulhern, James Kennedy, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Jones (PG), Robert Kibbe (SG), Daniel Mathew (SF), Andrew Blythe (C) Timothy Williams, Kevin Geist, Gary Westmoreland, Jim Trainer | |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Darryl Weller makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Darryl Weller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins is whistled for a carry | 62-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Coble (PF) Darryl Weller | |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Charles Jones is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-59 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | Daniel Mathew steps in front of the William Adrian pass | 62-59 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Al Adkins is called for the reach on Andrew Blythe - foul #5 on Al Adkins, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Owen (PG) Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Geist (SF) Daniel Mathew | |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Kevin Geist is hacked by William Arellano - foul #1 on William Arellano, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Kevin Geist makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Kevin Geist makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Anthony Coble is called for the reach on William Arellano - foul #1 on Anthony Coble, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG) Michael Owen | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Arellano | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaun Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Adrian (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Kibbe (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Geist (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Coble (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Blythe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Charles Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern (SF) Shaun Matthews | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake loses the ball out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan (C) William Arellano | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Arellano (PF) William Adrian | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Williams (PG), Gary Westmoreland (SF) Charles Jones, Anthony Coble | |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Robby Burgan is called for the reach on Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Robby Burgan, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Trainer (C) Andrew Blythe | |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Timothy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Timothy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | William Arellano double dribbles | 65-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Darryl Weller (PF) Kevin Geist | |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe can't connect on a floater in the paint | 65-62 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan is fouled on the floor by Darryl Weller - foul #4 on Darryl Weller, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland's pass is intercepted by Lance Mulhern | 67-62 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | William Niles hits the finger roll set up by Lance Mulhern | 69-62 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Timothy Williams connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (PF) William Arellano | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Jim Trainer gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Paul Lake is called for the reach on Gary Westmoreland - foul #2 on Paul Lake, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Arellano (PF) William Adrian | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Kibbe - foul #4 on Robert Kibbe, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (PF) William Arellano | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Jim Trainer snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Williams - foul #3 on Timothy Williams, team foul #10 | 70-66 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-66 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Timothy Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Darryl Weller grabs the offensive board | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan grabs the board | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan runs out the clock | 71-66 |