| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Philip Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daryl Skalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredrick Newhall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Macklin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathan Deville (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Callaway (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Bottoms (fresh) 5 pts. C - Don Sheffield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Robert Callaway inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | San Diego State | Brian Bottoms misses short on a jumper from the right side | 24-28 |
| 19:30 | San Diego State | Don Sheffield can't tip it in | 24-28 |
| 19:29 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 19:00 | San Diego State | Robert Callaway pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 18:36 | San Diego State | Brian Bottoms makes the jumper from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 24-30 |
| 18:15 | San Diego State | Brian Bottoms grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 17:51 | San Diego State | Robert Callaway is denied on a layup by Fredrick Newhall | 24-30 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | Philip Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Philip Smith, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Paul Robinson (PG), Michael Segovia (SG), Jack Tan (SF), Jim Suniga (PF) John Macklin, Nathan Deville, Robert Callaway, Brian Bottoms | |
| 17:25 | San Diego State | Paul Robinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Robinson, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Macklin (PG) Paul Robinson | |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Philip Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Don Sheffield - foul #3 on Don Sheffield, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Bottoms (PF), Robert Hayworth (C) Jim Suniga, Don Sheffield | |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Philip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Philip Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:54 | San Diego State | Joseph Whitney takes the ball from Robert Hayworth | 26-30 |
| 16:34 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Whitney | 28-30 |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | Michael Segovia loses the dribble to Joseph Whitney | 28-30 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Brian Bottoms - foul #1 on Brian Bottoms, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Estes (SG) Philip Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Paul Robinson (PG), Nathan Deville (SG), Robert Callaway (SF), Jim Suniga (PF) John Macklin, Michael Segovia, Jack Tan, Brian Bottoms | |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 15:44 | San Diego State | Jim Suniga grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - David Estes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daryl Skalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Whitney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Fredrick Newhall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Deville (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Callaway (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Suniga (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Hayworth (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | San Diego State | Paul Robinson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 15:34 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Whitney | 29-30 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall drills a jumper from close range set up by Daryl Skalsky | 31-30 |
| 14:48 | San Diego State | Robert Callaway can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 14:47 | San Diego State | Jim Suniga snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 14:35 | San Diego State | Fredrick Newhall is called for the reach on Robert Hayworth - foul #1 on Fredrick Newhall, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Bottoms (PF) Robert Hayworth | |
| 14:10 | San Diego State | Robert Callaway loses the dribble to Daryl Skalsky | 31-30 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daryl Skalsky | 33-30 |
| 13:46 | San Diego State | Nathan Deville evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Fredrick Newhall | 33-30 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Jim Suniga is called for the reach on David Oppenheimer - foul #1 on Jim Suniga, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Smith (SG) David Estes | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Segovia (SG), Russell Turner (SF), Robert Hayworth (C) Nathan Deville, Robert Callaway, Jim Suniga | |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Oppenheimer | 35-30 |
| 12:36 | San Diego State | Daryl Skalsky blocks the jumper by Michael Segovia | 35-30 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 12:11 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Hayworth - foul #2 on Robert Hayworth, team foul #5 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Waldron (PG), Billy Davis (C) David Oppenheimer, Fredrick Newhall | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Macklin (PG), Nathan Deville (SG), Robert Callaway (SF), Jim Suniga (PF), Jack Tan (C) Paul Robinson, Michael Segovia, Russell Turner, Brian Bottoms, Robert Hayworth | |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 11:49 | San Diego State | Jack Tan grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 11:33 | San Diego State | Robert Callaway comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Jim Suniga tips it in | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregg Waldron (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Philip Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Skalsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Whitney (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Macklin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nathan Deville (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Callaway (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Suniga (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Tan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Philip Smith drills a shot from the right side set up by Gregg Waldron | 37-32 |
| 10:54 | San Diego State | Nathan Deville is whistled for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Estes (SG), Terry Homan (C) Philip Smith, Joseph Whitney | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Bottoms (PF) Jim Suniga | |
| 10:47 | Iowa | Gregg Waldron double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Oppenheimer (PG), Fredrick Newhall (C) Gregg Waldron, Terry Homan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 10:28 | San Diego State | John Macklin hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Callaway | 37-35 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer misses long on a runner from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 10:02 | San Diego State | Jack Tan grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 09:41 | San Diego State | Brian Bottoms is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nathan Deville out of a doubleteam | 37-38 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 08:57 | San Diego State | Robert Callaway is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Newhall - foul #2 on Fredrick Newhall, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Waldron (PG), Philip Smith (SG), Joseph Whitney (PF) David Oppenheimer, Daryl Skalsky, Fredrick Newhall | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Paul Robinson (PG), Michael Segovia (SG), Russell Turner (SF), Jim Suniga (PF), Don Sheffield (C) John Macklin, Nathan Deville, Robert Callaway, Brian Bottoms, Jack Tan | |
| 08:35 | San Diego State | Michael Segovia clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | David Estes grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | Billy Davis's floater is tipped away by Don Sheffield | 39-38 |
| 08:16 | San Diego State | Don Sheffield snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 07:52 | San Diego State | Paul Robinson scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Segovia | 39-40 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Jim Suniga swats the short shot by Joseph Whitney | 39-40 |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Billy Davis hits the follow up shot | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregg Waldron (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Philip Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Estes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Whitney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Paul Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Segovia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Turner (fresh) PF - Jim Suniga (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Sheffield (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | Michael Segovia knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Philip Smith - foul #2 on Philip Smith, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Oppenheimer (PG), Daryl Skalsky (SF), Fredrick Newhall (C) Gregg Waldron, David Estes, Billy Davis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Macklin (PG), Robert Callaway (SF), Robert Hayworth (PF) Paul Robinson, Russell Turner, Jim Suniga | |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | Michael Segovia makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Don Sheffield takes the ball from David Oppenheimer | 41-43 |
| 06:06 | San Diego State | Robert Callaway lays it up and in set up by John Macklin | 41-45 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Philip Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney tips it but misses | 41-45 |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Robert Hayworth grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 05:29 | San Diego State | Don Sheffield misses short on a runner from the left block | 41-45 |
| 05:28 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Philip Smith clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Michael Segovia - foul #2 on Michael Segovia, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Homan (PF) Joseph Whitney | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Nathan Deville (SG), Jack Tan (SF), Brian Bottoms (PF) Michael Segovia, Robert Callaway, Robert Hayworth | |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Philip Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Philip Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 04:43 | San Diego State | Don Sheffield knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Nathan Deville | 42-47 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Fredrick Newhall and he's hacked by Jack Tan - foul #1 on Jack Tan, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Estes (SG), Billy Davis (PF) Philip Smith, Terry Homan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Paul Robinson (PG) John Macklin | |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:28 | San Diego State | Don Sheffield grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 04:15 | San Diego State | Don Sheffield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-47 |
| 04:14 | San Diego State | Jack Tan hits the follow up shot | 44-49 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | David Estes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Macklin (PG) Paul Robinson | |
| 03:30 | San Diego State | Don Sheffield is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Don Sheffield, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Waldron (PG), Joseph Whitney (PF) David Oppenheimer, Billy Davis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Callaway (SF), Jim Suniga (PF), Robert Hayworth (C) Jack Tan, Brian Bottoms, Don Sheffield | |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Hayworth - foul #3 on Robert Hayworth, team foul #9 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Bottoms (PF) Jim Suniga | |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregg Waldron (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Estes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daryl Skalsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Whitney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Fredrick Newhall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Macklin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Deville (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Callaway (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Bottoms (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hayworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:47 | San Diego State | John Macklin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Oppenheimer (PG), Philip Smith (SG) Gregg Waldron, David Estes | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Paul Robinson (PG), Jack Tan (SF), Jim Suniga (PF), Don Sheffield (C) John Macklin, Robert Callaway, Brian Bottoms, Robert Hayworth | |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 02:03 | San Diego State | Jack Tan drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Nathan Deville | 47-51 |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Philip Smith can't finish the layup | 47-51 |
| 01:38 | San Diego State | Jim Suniga grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 01:14 | San Diego State | Don Sheffield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Macklin (PG), Robert Callaway (SF), Brian Bottoms (PF) Paul Robinson, Jack Tan, Jim Suniga | |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Robert Callaway is called for the reach on Joseph Whitney - foul #1 on Robert Callaway, team foul #10 | 47-51 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:51 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Brian Bottoms | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | Don Sheffield misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daryl Skalsky - foul #3 on Daryl Skalsky, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | Don Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | Don Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer travels with the ball | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | San Diego State | Nathan Deville is fouled in the backcourt by David Oppenheimer - foul #1 on David Oppenheimer, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Hayworth (C) Don Sheffield | |
| 00:13 | San Diego State | John Macklin is hacked by Philip Smith - foul #3 on Philip Smith, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| 00:13 | San Diego State | John Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:13 | San Diego State | John Macklin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 00:06 | San Diego State | Nathan Deville grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Nathan Deville is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Smith - foul #4 on Philip Smith, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Nathan Deville misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Philip Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Philip Smith hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 48-54 |