| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jesse Hoover (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Worley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shawn Welch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Scott (fresh) 15 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Brust | 34-23 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Shawn Welch hits the follow up shot | 34-25 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders blows the layup but he's hacked by Stephen Worley - foul #3 on Stephen Worley, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Bond (SF) Stephen Worley | |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover is called for traveling | 36-25 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan is fouled on the floor by William Osborne - foul #1 on William Osborne, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal grabs the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders lays it in on a nice dish by Bryan Natal | 38-25 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Joseph Scott clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Bob Donnellan - foul #2 on Bob Donnellan, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kendall Williams (PG), Reginald Vallee (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Gary Zanders, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer (PF) Shawn Welch | |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Joseph Scott makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Joseph Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Brust | 40-27 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer double dribbles | 40-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (SG) Stuart Neeley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wally Gifford (SG) Jesse Hoover | |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Efrain Steinhauer blocks the short jumper by Reginald Vallee | 40-27 |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Wally Gifford gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Joseph Scott comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 40-27 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kendall Williams (fresh) SG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Reeves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Osborne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Wally Gifford (fresh) SF - Patrick Bond (fairly fresh) PF - Efrain Steinhauer (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 17 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Michigan State | Michael Brust lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kendall Williams | 42-27 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Kendall Williams - foul #2 on Kendall Williams, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF), Bob Donnellan (C) Kendall Williams, Marcus Barwick, Reginald Vallee, Michael Brust | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jesse Hoover (SG), Stephen Worley (SF) Wally Gifford, Patrick Bond | |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-29 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves tips it back up and in | 44-29 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Stephen Worley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-29 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal grabs the defensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Joseph Scott snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | Joseph Scott misses the lay-in | 44-29 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee (PF) Albert Reeves | |
| Subs | Iowa | Shawn Welch (PF) Efrain Steinhauer | |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Joseph Scott comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Bob Donnellan - foul #3 on Bob Donnellan, team foul #3 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (SG) Stuart Neeley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luis Chesnut (PG), Wally Gifford (SG) William Osborne, Jesse Hoover | |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Joseph Scott makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Joseph Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Stephen Worley blocks the short jumper by Bob Donnellan | 44-31 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | Luis Chesnut pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Zanders (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luis Chesnut (fresh) SG - Wally Gifford (fresh) SF - Stephen Worley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Scott (tiring) 19 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Joseph Scott connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Chesnut and he's fouled by Gary Zanders - foul #1 on Gary Zanders, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kendall Williams (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Michael Brust (PF) Bryan Natal, Marcus Barwick, Gary Zanders | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Bond (SF) Stephen Worley | |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Joseph Scott makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley is whistled for a carry | 44-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Osborne (PG), Jesse Hoover (SG), Carl McCormack (C) Luis Chesnut, Wally Gifford, Joseph Scott | |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Michael Brust swats the short shot by Shawn Welch | 44-34 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Michael Brust misses the lay-in | 44-36 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan hits the follow up shot | 46-36 |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Carl McCormack knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Kendall Williams - foul #3 on Kendall Williams, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Gary Zanders (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Kendall Williams, Reginald Vallee, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Worley (SF), Efrain Steinhauer (PF) Patrick Bond, Shawn Welch | |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Carl McCormack makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-39 |
| 09:54 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover drills a runner from the left block | 46-41 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Carl McCormack swats the layup by Michael Brust | 46-41 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Michael Brust snags the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves is called for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (SG), Reginald Vallee (PF) Stuart Neeley, Michael Brust | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luis Chesnut (PG), Joseph Scott (C) William Osborne, Carl McCormack | |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Joseph Scott comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Bryan Natal | 48-41 |
| 08:24 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 08:23 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Efrain Steinhauer | 48-41 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer is whistled for a carry | 48-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kendall Williams (PG), Michael Brust (PF), Bob Donnellan (C) Bryan Natal, Gary Zanders, Albert Reeves | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Osborne (PG), Wally Gifford (SG), Patrick Bond (SF), Shawn Welch (PF) Luis Chesnut, Jesse Hoover, Stephen Worley, Efrain Steinhauer | |
| 08:00 | Michigan State | Michael Brust is hacked by Shawn Welch - foul #2 on Shawn Welch, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Neeley (SG) Marcus Barwick | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Reginald Vallee's pass is intercepted by Wally Gifford | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kendall Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stuart Neeley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Brust (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Osborne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Wally Gifford (fresh) SF - Patrick Bond (fresh) PF - Shawn Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Michael Brust steals it from Joseph Scott | 48-41 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Bob Donnellan makes the floater near the basket set up by Stuart Neeley | 50-41 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Wally Gifford is fouled on the floor by Michael Brust - foul #1 on Michael Brust, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG), Gary Zanders (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Kendall Williams, Reginald Vallee, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jesse Hoover (SG), Stephen Worley (SF), Carl McCormack (C) Wally Gifford, Patrick Bond, Joseph Scott | |
| 06:39 | Iowa | William Osborne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Michael Brust snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Michael Brust connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Natal | 52-41 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Stephen Worley hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jesse Hoover | 52-43 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Shawn Welch grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Stephen Worley misses the lay-in | 52-43 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Shawn Welch misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 52-43 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Stephen Worley tips it in | 52-45 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Michael Brust can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Shawn Welch - foul #3 on Shawn Welch, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Barwick (SG), Reginald Vallee (SF), Bob Donnellan (C) Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Albert Reeves | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luis Chesnut (PG), Wally Gifford (SG), Efrain Steinhauer (PF), Joseph Scott (C) William Osborne, Jesse Hoover, Shawn Welch, Carl McCormack | |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Michael Brust makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Michael Brust makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Bob Donnellan steps in front of the Joseph Scott pass | 54-45 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal misses long on a shot from the right side | 54-45 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Joseph Scott gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Michael Brust snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marcus Barwick | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bryan Natal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcus Barwick (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Reginald Vallee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Brust (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Bob Donnellan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luis Chesnut (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wally Gifford (fresh) SF - Stephen Worley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Efrain Steinhauer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Luis Chesnut double dribbles | 56-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kendall Williams (PG), Stuart Neeley (SG), Gary Zanders (SF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Marcus Barwick, Michael Brust, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jesse Hoover (SG), Patrick Bond (SF) Wally Gifford, Stephen Worley | |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Gary Zanders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Joseph Scott gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Luis Chesnut makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Hoover | 56-48 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Natal (PG) Kendall Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Osborne (PG), Stephen Worley (SF), Shawn Welch (PF) Luis Chesnut, Patrick Bond, Efrain Steinhauer | |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Joseph Scott grabs the board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Joseph Scott comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-48 |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Joseph Scott double dribbles | 56-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Brust (PF), Bob Donnellan (C) Reginald Vallee, Albert Reeves | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Bryan Natal scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Brust | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Shawn Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts (PG), Marcus Barwick (SG), Kendall Williams (SF), Reginald Vallee (PF), Albert Reeves (C) Bryan Natal, Stuart Neeley, Gary Zanders, Michael Brust, Bob Donnellan | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Albert Reeves misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-48 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Shawn Welch grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Joseph Scott clanks a driving attempt from close range | 59-48 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Kendall Williams gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jerry Shutts runs out the clock | 59-48 |