| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) SG - Joseph Haskins (fresh) SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) C - Andre Palacio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Timothy Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Kibbe (fresh) SF - Gary Westmoreland (fresh) PF - Darryl Weller (fresh) C - Jim Trainer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Gary Westmoreland takes the ball from Dominic Bianchi | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina can't connect on a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gary Westmoreland | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Iowa | Andre Palacio is called for the reach on Gary Westmoreland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andre Palacio, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Timothy Williams misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Haskins - foul #1 on Joseph Haskins, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Timothy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Timothy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Darryl Weller swats the short shot by Andre Palacio | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | Jim Trainer pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darryl Weller | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts steps out of bounds on the baseline | 0-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), James Hamby (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Jim Trainer is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Timothy Williams | 0-6 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | James Hamby can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Darryl Weller - foul #1 on Darryl Weller, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG) Ryan Roberts | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Jones (PG), Kevin Geist (SF), Andrew Blythe (C) Timothy Williams, Gary Westmoreland, Jim Trainer | |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | James Hamby makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Darryl Weller misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ivan Popovic - foul #1 on Ivan Popovic, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Darryl Weller makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Darryl Weller makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Robert Linder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | Darryl Weller is called for traveling | 2-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Peter Vezina (PF) Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Mathew (SF), Anthony Coble (PF) Robert Kibbe, Darryl Weller | |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Geist - foul #1 on Kevin Geist, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andre Palacio (C) James Hamby | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Williams (PG), Gary Westmoreland (SF), Jim Trainer (C) Charles Jones, Daniel Mathew, Andrew Blythe | |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Kevin Geist buries a jumpshot from the left side | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fresh) SG - Marvin Snow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dominic Bianchi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (fresh) C - Andre Palacio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Geist (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Coble (fresh) C - Jim Trainer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-10 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina tips it back up and in | 5-10 |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Jim Trainer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Westmoreland | 5-12 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Kevin Geist is called for the reach on Marvin Snow - foul #2 on Kevin Geist, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Ivan Popovic (PF) Ryan Roberts, Marvin Snow, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Mathew (SG), Andrew Blythe (C) Kevin Geist, Jim Trainer | |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Robert Linder tips it back up and in | 7-12 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Anthony Coble is fouled on the floor by Dominic Bianchi - foul #1 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hamby (SF), Kyle Heredia (C) Dominic Bianchi, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Jones (PG), Robert Kibbe (SG), Darryl Weller (PF) Timothy Williams, Gary Westmoreland, Anthony Coble | |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe's pass is intercepted by Robert Linder | 7-12 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-12 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia gets the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-12 |
| 14:15 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Peter Vezina (PF) Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Trainer (C) Andrew Blythe | |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | James Hamby knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ryan Roberts | 10-12 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Charles Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | James Hamby gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Kyle Heredia's pass is intercepted by Darryl Weller | 10-12 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Kyle Heredia swats the short shot by Daniel Mathew | 10-12 |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Darryl Weller snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Charles Jones misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew tips it in | 10-14 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Jim Trainer swats the dunk try by James Hamby | 10-14 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Charles Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Peter Vezina | 10-14 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | James Hamby hits the follow up shot | 12-14 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | Charles Jones hits a 3 from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | James Hamby hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 12-17 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Haskins (tiring) SF - James Hamby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Heredia (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Kibbe (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Mathew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Weller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Trainer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Iowa | Charles Jones is hacked by Ryan Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Roberts, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Robert Linder (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Andre Palacio (C) Ryan Roberts, Joseph Haskins, James Hamby, Peter Vezina, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Williams (PG), Gary Westmoreland (SF), Anthony Coble (PF), Andrew Blythe (C) Charles Jones, Daniel Mathew, Darryl Weller, Jim Trainer | |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Linder | 15-17 |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe tips it but misses | 15-17 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Dominic Bianchi | 18-17 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | Timothy Williams is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow loses the dribble to Andrew Blythe | 18-17 |
| 10:45 | Iowa | Timothy Williams is hacked by Marvin Snow - foul #1 on Marvin Snow, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| 10:27 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 18-17 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow misses long on a floater from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Robert Linder pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Anthony Coble - foul #1 on Anthony Coble, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Peter Vezina (PF) Marvin Snow, Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frank Daniels (PG), Brandon Young (C) Timothy Williams, Andrew Blythe | |
| 09:57 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi makes the free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland can't connect on a shot from the left block | 21-17 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Frank Daniels hits the follow up shot | 21-19 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 21-19 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gary Westmoreland | 21-19 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Anthony Coble misses the driving attempt near the basket | 21-19 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Kibbe | 21-19 |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Brandon Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi drills a floater from the right block set up by Peter Vezina and he's hacked by Anthony Coble - foul #2 on Anthony Coble, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Robert Linder (SG), Ivan Popovic (PF), James Hamby (C) Ryan Roberts, Joseph Haskins, Peter Vezina, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Williams (PG), Charles Jones (SG), Daniel Mathew (SF), Darryl Weller (PF), Jim Trainer (C) Frank Daniels, Robert Kibbe, Gary Westmoreland, Anthony Coble, Brandon Young | |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Dominic Bianchi makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Timothy Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Mathew | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Marvin Snow (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Linder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dominic Bianchi (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Popovic (fresh) C - James Hamby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Timothy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Mathew (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darryl Weller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Trainer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | James Hamby travels with the ball | 24-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Vezina (PF) Dominic Bianchi | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Robert Linder is called for the reach on Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Linder, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG) Ivan Popovic | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | James Hamby pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Darryl Weller takes the ball from Peter Vezina | 24-23 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | James Hamby's pass is intercepted by Timothy Williams | 24-23 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Marvin Snow grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Jim Trainer grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew is fouled on the floor by Peter Vezina - foul #1 on Peter Vezina, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Ivan Popovic (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Robert Linder, James Hamby, Peter Vezina, Marvin Snow | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frank Daniels (PG), Gary Westmoreland (SF), Andrew Blythe (C) Timothy Williams, Charles Jones, Jim Trainer | |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-25 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Joseph Haskins steals it from Frank Daniels in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins lays it up and in | 26-25 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe hits a floater from the baseline set up by Frank Daniels | 26-27 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins travels with the ball | 26-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (SG), Peter Vezina (PF) Joseph Haskins, Ivan Popovic | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kibbe (SG) Daniel Mathew | |
| 04:48 | Iowa | Frank Daniels is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-27 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Darryl Weller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andre Palacio (C) Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Jones (PG) Frank Daniels | |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Marvin Snow | 28-27 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland steps out of bounds on the baseline | 28-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), James Hamby (SF) Marvin Snow, Dominic Bianchi | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Williams (PG), Kevin Geist (SF), Anthony Coble (PF), Jim Trainer (C) Robert Kibbe, Gary Westmoreland, Darryl Weller, Andrew Blythe | |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina misses the lay-in | 28-27 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Vezina | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ryan Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Haskins (tiring) 2 pts. SF - James Hamby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Vezina (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Palacio (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Timothy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Geist (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Coble (fresh) C - Jim Trainer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | James Hamby is hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), Ivan Popovic (PF) Joseph Haskins, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | James Hamby misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Anthony Coble grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Timothy Williams travels in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Timothy Williams takes the ball from Robert Linder | 28-27 |
| 03:04 | Iowa | Timothy Williams is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 28-27 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Ivan Popovic hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Anthony Coble grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Kevin Geist hits a wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Williams | 28-29 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Kevin Geist grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Anthony Coble misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by James Hamby - foul #1 on James Hamby, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marvin Snow (PG), Joseph Haskins (SG), Dominic Bianchi (SF), Peter Vezina (PF), Kyle Heredia (C) Ryan Roberts, Robert Linder, Ivan Popovic, James Hamby, Andre Palacio | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frank Daniels (PG), Daniel Mathew (SF), Andrew Blythe (C) Timothy Williams, Charles Jones, Jim Trainer | |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Anthony Coble makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Anthony Coble misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins can't connect on a shot from the right side | 28-30 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Andrew Blythe grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Kevin Geist's pass is intercepted by Dominic Bianchi in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Peter Vezina hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-30 |
| 01:13 | Iowa | Daniel Mathew is whistled for a carry | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts (PG), Andre Palacio (C) Joseph Haskins, Kyle Heredia | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kibbe (SG), Darryl Weller (PF) Kevin Geist, Anthony Coble | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Ryan Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Young (C) Andrew Blythe | |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe is fouled on the floor by Dominic Bianchi - foul #2 on Dominic Bianchi, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Haskins (SG), James Hamby (PF) Marvin Snow, Peter Vezina | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland (SF) Daniel Mathew | |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Robert Kibbe misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio makes the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Brandon Young - foul #1 on Brandon Young, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Linder (SG), Ivan Popovic (SF) Joseph Haskins, Dominic Bianchi | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Geist (PF), Jim Trainer (C) Darryl Weller, Brandon Young | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Gary Westmoreland's layup is rejected by James Hamby | 34-30 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Andre Palacio misses short on a fullcourt shot | 34-30 |