| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Munos (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Baskett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Skalsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredrick Newhall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Philip Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Fredrick Newhall is called for the reach on Scott Abney - foul #2 on Fredrick Newhall, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Whitney - foul #3 on Joseph Whitney, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Billy Davis (PF) Joseph Whitney | |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-26 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Philip Smith grabs the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Philip Smith connects on the floater near the basket | 33-28 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Scott Abney | 35-28 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-28 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall tips it back up and in | 35-30 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey misses badly on a floater from the left block | 35-30 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg tips it back up and in | 37-30 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-30 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Michael Munos grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Michael Munos double dribbles | 37-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SG) Brett Alvey | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Estes (SG) Philip Smith | |
| 16:45 | Iowa | David Estes is whistled for a carry | 37-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Dingler (C) Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | David Estes is called for the reach on Michael Munos - foul #2 on David Estes, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Homan (PF) Billy Davis | |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Michael Munos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 16:05 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-30 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Munos (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Dingler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Estes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daryl Skalsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Homan (fresh) C - Fredrick Newhall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg is called for traveling | 37-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG), Antonio Baskett (C) Scott Abney, Michael Munos, John Ginsburg | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Smith (SG), Joseph Whitney (PF) David Estes, Terry Homan | |
| 15:01 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky is fouled on the floor by Antonio Baskett - foul #2 on Antonio Baskett, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Munos (SF), John Ginsburg (PF) Dominick Theobald, Tom Dingler | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Daryl Skalsky takes the ball from John Ginsburg | 37-30 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | John Ginsburg is called for the reach on Joseph Whitney - foul #2 on John Ginsburg, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG) Brett Alvey, Stanley Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Daryl Skalsky | 37-32 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Michael Munos is blocked by Fredrick Newhall | 37-32 |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky is hacked by Antonio Baskett - foul #3 on Antonio Baskett, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Dingler (C) Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Estes (SG) Philip Smith | |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Tom Dingler - foul #1 on Tom Dingler, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (SG) Dominick Theobald | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler's floater is tipped away by Joseph Whitney | 37-34 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:14 | Iowa | David Estes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Michael Munos snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Fredrick Newhall swats the short shot by Michael Munos | 37-34 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey hits a floater in the lane set up by Scott Abney and the foul's on Fredrick Newhall - foul #3 on Fredrick Newhall, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SG), Stanley Rogers (SF), Antonio Baskett (C) Scott Abney, Michael Munos, Tom Dingler | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Waldron (PG), Philip Smith (SG), Billy Davis (C) David Oppenheimer, David Estes, Fredrick Newhall | |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Brett Alvey takes the ball from Daryl Skalsky | 40-34 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald blows the layup | 40-34 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Billy Davis snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregg Waldron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Skalsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Whitney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Antonio Baskett - foul #4 on Antonio Baskett, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG), Michael Munos (SF), Tom Dingler (PF), Bryan Cook (C) Brett Alvey, Dominick Theobald, John Ginsburg, Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler lays it up and in set up by Stanley Rogers and he's fouled by Joseph Whitney - foul #4 on Joseph Whitney, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall (C) Joseph Whitney | |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Billy Davis grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Billy Davis comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Michael Munos grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanley Rogers | 44-36 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Billy Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Scott Abney's pass is intercepted by Philip Smith | 44-38 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Cook - foul #1 on Bryan Cook, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG), John Ginsburg (PF) Scott Abney, Stanley Rogers, Bryan Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Oppenheimer (PG), David Estes (SG), Terry Homan (PF) Gregg Waldron, Philip Smith, Billy Davis | |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Michael Munos clanks a jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to John Ginsburg | 44-40 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 46-40 |
| 07:22 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer buries a jumper from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SF), Antonio Baskett (C) Michael Munos, Tom Dingler | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Waldron (SG), Joseph Whitney (PF), Billy Davis (C) Daryl Skalsky, Terry Homan, Fredrick Newhall | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Waldron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Estes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Whitney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Billy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Gregg Waldron double dribbles | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Abney (PG) Dominick Theobald | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 46-42 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Billy Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 46-42 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Billy Davis tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Munos (SF) Brett Alvey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Smith (SG) Gregg Waldron | |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Antonio Baskett is called for the reach on Philip Smith - foul #5 on Antonio Baskett, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SG), Tom Dingler (C) Stanley Rogers, Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky (SF), Fredrick Newhall (C) David Estes, Billy Davis | |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Philip Smith misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Ginsburg | 46-44 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Abney | 48-44 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | Philip Smith's layup is rejected by Tom Dingler | 48-44 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Skalsky | 48-44 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Philip Smith connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Oppenheimer | 48-46 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Abney | 50-46 |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall misses the fadeaway from the right side | 50-46 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Michael Munos gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Fredrick Newhall steps in front of the Dominick Theobald pass | 50-46 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (SG) Dominick Theobald | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Abney (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Munos (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Ginsburg (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Tom Dingler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Skalsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Whitney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Fredrick Newhall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey banks in the layup | 52-48 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney blows the layup | 52-48 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | John Ginsburg pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Michael Munos is hacked by Joseph Whitney - foul #5 on Joseph Whitney, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Billy Davis (PF) Joseph Whitney | |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Michael Munos hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Abney | 54-48 |
| 01:24 | Iowa | Daryl Skalsky throws it down | 54-50 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Michael Munos drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Ginsburg | 56-50 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Philip Smith misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Brett Alvey - foul #3 on Brett Alvey, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Philip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Philip Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Michael Munos is hacked by Philip Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Smith, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SF) John Ginsburg | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Michael Munos misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Billy Davis grabs the board | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Tom Dingler - foul #2 on Tom Dingler, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Ginsburg (PF) Stanley Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey is fouled in the backcourt by David Oppenheimer - foul #2 on David Oppenheimer, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SF) John Ginsburg | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Billy Davis | 58-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Ginsburg (PF) Stanley Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Scott Abney is fouled in the backcourt by David Oppenheimer - foul #3 on David Oppenheimer, team foul #9 | 58-56 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Scott Abney makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Scott Abney makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer loses the dribble to Scott Abney | 60-56 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Scott Abney banks in the layup | 62-56 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-56 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Smith - foul #2 on Philip Smith, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SF) John Ginsburg | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Fredrick Newhall | 63-56 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall is hacked by Brett Alvey - foul #4 on Brett Alvey, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Ginsburg (PF) Stanley Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Fredrick Newhall misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |