| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnathan Kinney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Zachry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Kear (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Shawn Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Efrain Steinhauer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry comes up short on the runner near the basket | 41-38 |
| 19:45 | Iowa | Joseph Scott gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Joseph Scott picks off the pass by Nathan Ray | 41-38 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney is whistled for traveling | 41-38 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jesse Hoover, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 18:05 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear misses the runner from the baseline | 41-38 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Joseph Scott misses the dunk but the foul's on Kevin Kear - foul #3 on Kevin Kear, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones (PF), Kurt Hobbs (C) Carl Zachry, Kevin Kear | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Worley (SF) Shawn Welch | |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Joseph Scott makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Joseph Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Efrain Steinhauer swats the layup by Raymond Jones | 41-39 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Joseph Scott pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Raymond Jones blocks the jumper by Jesse Hoover | 41-39 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney is fouled on the floor by William Osborne - foul #1 on William Osborne, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG), Carl Zachry (SF) Nathan Ray, Dennis Ward | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Magruder (C) Efrain Steinhauer | |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 16:40 | Notre Dame | Kurt Hobbs snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Johnathan Kinney and he's hacked by George Magruder - foul #3 on George Magruder, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Bond (SF) George Magruder | |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones misses the free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Joseph Scott gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Joseph Scott connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Joseph Scott swats the dunk try by Raymond Jones | 43-41 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Joseph Scott grabs the board | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnathan Kinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Jeffers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Zachry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Hobbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Hoover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Patrick Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Stephen Worley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Iowa | William Osborne is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman (SF), Dennis Ward (PF), Kevin Kear (C) Carl Zachry, Raymond Jones, Kurt Hobbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Shawn Welch (SF), Carl McCormack (C) Patrick Bond, Stephen Worley | |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney is fouled in the backcourt by William Osborne - foul #2 on William Osborne, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| 15:27 | Iowa | Shawn Welch is hacked by Charles Jeffers - foul #1 on Charles Jeffers, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (PG) Johnathan Kinney | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:19 | Iowa | William Osborne is fouled on the floor by Nathan Ray - foul #2 on Nathan Ray, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| 15:11 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 15:10 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Scott | 43-41 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Carl McCormack's pass is intercepted by Kevin Kear | 43-41 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Jeffers | 45-41 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Joseph Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jesse Hoover | 45-43 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Charles Jeffers is called for the reach on William Osborne - foul #2 on Charles Jeffers, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (PG), Carl Zachry (SG) Nathan Ray, Charles Jeffers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Worley (PG), Wally Gifford (SG), Patrick Bond (SF), George Magruder (PF) William Osborne, Jesse Hoover, Shawn Welch, Joseph Scott | |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Patrick Bond connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Worley and he's hacked by Robert Freeman - foul #4 on Robert Freeman, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones (PF) Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Patrick Bond makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney is hacked by Stephen Worley - foul #3 on Stephen Worley, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer (C) Carl McCormack | |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear drills a turnaround from close range | 47-46 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | Stephen Worley's pass is intercepted by Carl Zachry | 47-46 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (SG), Kurt Hobbs (C) Dennis Ward, Kevin Kear | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jesse Hoover (SG) Wally Gifford | |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer hits a runner from the right block | 47-48 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Efrain Steinhauer | 47-48 |
| 12:11 | Iowa | Patrick Bond misses badly on a runner near the basket | 47-48 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney is fouled on the floor by Patrick Bond - foul #2 on Patrick Bond, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG), Dennis Ward (SF), Kevin Kear (C) Johnathan Kinney, Carl Zachry, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Osborne (PG), Shawn Welch (SF), Joseph Scott (PF), Carl McCormack (C) Stephen Worley, Patrick Bond, George Magruder, Efrain Steinhauer | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Jeffers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Kear (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Hoover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Shawn Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - Carl McCormack (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathan Ray | 49-48 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Shawn Welch - foul #2 on Shawn Welch, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (PG), Carl Zachry (SF) Nathan Ray, Kurt Hobbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Worley (SG) Jesse Hoover | |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Kevin Kear steps in front of the Stephen Worley pass | 51-48 |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones (PF) Charles Jeffers | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Joseph Scott comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Jones - foul #2 on Raymond Jones, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Joseph Scott makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Joseph Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear is hacked by Shawn Welch - foul #3 on Shawn Welch, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG) Carl Zachry | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Carl McCormack hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Kear - foul #4 on Kevin Kear, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry (SF) Kevin Kear | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Carl McCormack makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Carl McCormack misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Carl McCormack takes the ball from Raymond Jones | 53-51 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | William Osborne connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Stephen Worley | 53-53 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry throws it down | 55-53 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | William Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones clanks a shot from the left side | 55-53 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry hits the follow up shot | 57-53 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Shawn Welch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones misses long on a shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Stephen Worley gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | William Osborne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Ward - foul #3 on Dennis Ward, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (PG), Robert Freeman (SF), Kurt Hobbs (PF), Kevin Kear (C) Johnathan Kinney, Charles Jeffers, Dennis Ward, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jesse Hoover (SG), George Magruder (PF), Efrain Steinhauer (C) Shawn Welch, Joseph Scott, Carl McCormack | |
| 07:54 | Iowa | William Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | William Osborne misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Osborne | 57-55 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear banks in the layup | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Zachry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Freeman (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Kurt Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Kear (fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Osborne (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Hoover (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Worley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Magruder (fresh) 3 pf. C - Efrain Steinhauer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover connects on the runner near the basket | 59-57 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray is fouled on the floor by George Magruder - foul #4 on George Magruder, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (PG) Carl Zachry | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Bond (SF) William Osborne | |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer misses the easy layup | 61-57 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear's fadeaway is rejected by Efrain Steinhauer | 61-57 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Stephen Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Kevin Kear is called for the reach on Patrick Bond - foul #5 on Kevin Kear, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward (PF) Kevin Kear | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wally Gifford (PG) Stephen Worley | |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Patrick Bond misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Ward | 61-57 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney is denied on a layup by Efrain Steinhauer | 61-57 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jesse Hoover | 61-57 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Kurt Hobbs - foul #1 on Kurt Hobbs, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones (C) Kurt Hobbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Scott (PF) George Magruder | |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Ward | 61-58 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones hits a jump hook from the right block | 63-58 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Robert Freeman is called for the reach on Jesse Hoover - foul #5 on Robert Freeman, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG), Carl Zachry (SF) Johnathan Kinney, Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers is called for traveling | 63-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl McCormack (C) Efrain Steinhauer | |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Joseph Scott hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jesse Hoover | 63-62 |
| 05:17 | Notre Dame | Carl McCormack picks off the pass by Dennis Ward | 63-62 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Patrick Bond clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Jones - foul #3 on Raymond Jones, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (PG) Nathan Ray | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Worley (PG) Wally Gifford | |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Patrick Bond makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Patrick Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:48 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers misses the tip | 63-64 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney grabs the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Johnathan Kinney | 65-64 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Carl McCormack misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-64 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Carl McCormack tips it home | 65-66 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Worley - foul #4 on Stephen Worley, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (SG), Kurt Hobbs (C) Charles Jeffers, Raymond Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Osborne (PG), Shawn Welch (SF), George Magruder (PF), Efrain Steinhauer (C) Stephen Worley, Patrick Bond, Joseph Scott, Carl McCormack | |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Efrain Steinhauer - foul #2 on Efrain Steinhauer, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Worley (SG) Jesse Hoover | |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Stephen Worley | 69-71 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | George Magruder blocks the jumper by Carl Zachry | 69-71 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Osborne | 69-71 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnathan Kinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nathan Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Zachry (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 15 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kurt Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Osborne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Worley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Magruder (fresh) 4 pf. C - Efrain Steinhauer (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Iowa | George Magruder misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Ward - foul #4 on Dennis Ward, team foul #13 | 69-71 |
| 03:19 | Iowa | George Magruder makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 03:19 | Iowa | George Magruder makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney scores on a jumper from close range set up by Dennis Ward | 71-73 |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG), Raymond Jones (PF) Johnathan Kinney, Dennis Ward | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jesse Hoover (SG), Joseph Scott (PF), Carl McCormack (C) Stephen Worley, George Magruder, Efrain Steinhauer | |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by William Osborne | 71-76 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward (SF) Carl Zachry | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 71-76 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Raymond Jones swats the layup by Joseph Scott | 71-76 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Joseph Scott grabs the offensive board | 71-76 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Shawn Welch connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from William Osborne | 71-78 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (PG) Charles Jeffers | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones clanks a jump hook in the lane | 71-78 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jesse Hoover | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Shawn Welch loses the ball out of bounds | 71-78 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry (SF) Kurt Hobbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Shawn Welch steals it from Dennis Ward | 71-78 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Shawn Welch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Zachry - foul #3 on Carl Zachry, team foul #14 | 71-78 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Shawn Welch misses the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Shawn Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-79 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-79 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Carl McCormack | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Carl McCormack is hacked by Johnathan Kinney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnathan Kinney, team foul #15 | 71-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Magruder (PF) Joseph Scott | |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Carl McCormack misses the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Carl McCormack misses the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Ward | 71-79 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-79 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Carl McCormack grabs the board | 71-79 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Carl McCormack is hacked by Johnathan Kinney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnathan Kinney, team foul #16 | 71-79 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Carl McCormack misses the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Carl McCormack misses the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward gets the rebound | 71-79 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Scott (PF) George Magruder | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Ray | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Iowa | William Osborne is fouled in the backcourt by Johnathan Kinney - foul #5 on Johnathan Kinney, team foul #17 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG) Johnathan Kinney | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Worley (PF), George Magruder (C) Joseph Scott, Carl McCormack | |
| 00:24 | Iowa | William Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | William Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry clanks a 3 from the left wing | 74-81 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Stephen Worley gets the rebound | 74-81 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl McCormack (C) Stephen Worley | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Charles Jeffers is called for the reach on William Osborne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Jeffers, team foul #18 | 74-81 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | William Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | William Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-83 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Scott (PF) George Magruder | |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-83 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Magruder (PF) Joseph Scott | |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover is hacked by Nathan Ray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Ray, team foul #19 | 74-83 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Jesse Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones connects on the jump hook from close range | 76-85 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | William Osborne runs out the clock | 76-85 |