| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Michael Heavner is called for the reach on Michael McCoy - foul #1 on Michael Heavner, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:48 | LSU | Bradley Ater is fouled on the floor by Gerald Stroble - foul #2 on Gerald Stroble, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matt Henton (PF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Stanford Price, Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:25 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 18:24 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Matt Henton snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Michael Heavner is fouled on the floor by Michael McCoy - foul #1 on Michael McCoy, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 17:50 | LSU | Bradley Ater scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Landry | 33-33 |
| 17:23 | Iowa | Stanford Price misses long on a shot from the right block | 33-33 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Michael Heavner pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the wide open floater from the right wing but the foul's on Stanford Price - foul #2 on Stanford Price, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matt Henton (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Gerald Stroble, Stanford Price, Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF), Barry Baldwin (C) Bradley Ater, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 16:40 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Todd Pollard is called for the reach on Matthew Rainey - foul #2 on Todd Pollard, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Michael Heavner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 16:18 | LSU | Barry Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:14 | LSU | Michael McCoy's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Matthew Rainey | 33-34 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Matt Henton pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Anthony Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Robert Landry can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF) Matthew Rainey | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ziegenbein (PF) Michael McCoy, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 15:40 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 15:40 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matt Henton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 4 reb. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 15:21 | LSU | Barry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 14:52 | LSU | Robert Landry is hacked by Gerald Stroble - foul #3 on Gerald Stroble, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Rainey (PF) Matt Henton | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF) Todd Pollard | |
| 14:35 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is fouled on the floor by Frank St. Thomas - foul #1 on Frank St. Thomas, team foul #6 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) Michael Carson | |
| 14:21 | LSU | Robert Landry connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas loses the dribble to Michael McCoy | 36-38 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bradley Ater | 36-40 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Heavner | 38-40 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein blows the layup | 38-40 |
| 13:09 | LSU | Robert Landry tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Michael Heavner is fouled on the floor by Bradley Ater - foul #1 on Bradley Ater, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Anthony Williams, Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (SF), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Bradley Ater, Barry Baldwin | |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Todd Pollard - foul #3 on Todd Pollard, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas (C) Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:11 | LSU | Michael McCoy is whistled for traveling | 39-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Matthew Rainey (PF) Thomas Johnson, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-42 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Matt Henton tips it back up and in | 41-42 |
| 11:20 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the shot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Anthony Williams snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Henton (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanford Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCoy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Michael Meinhardt denies the turnaround by Matt Henton | 41-42 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Stanford Price hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 10:34 | LSU | Todd Pollard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Anthony Williams, Matt Henton, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (SF) Michael McCoy, Todd Pollard | |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Michael Heavner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 10:10 | LSU | Robert Landry snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Bradley Ater hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 09:39 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Michael Carson steals the ball from Matthew Rainey | 43-42 |
| 09:10 | LSU | Michael Carson lays it in | 43-44 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Landry - foul #2 on Robert Landry, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (PF) Thomas Johnson, Michael Heavner, Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (PG), Barry Baldwin (C) Robert Landry, Bradley Ziegenbein | |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:37 | LSU | Michael McCoy is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 45-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Travis Tucker (C) Glenn Best, Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Michael Heavner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Heavner, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Rainey (PF) Stanford Price | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 08:02 | LSU | Michael Carson's pass is intercepted by Gerald Stroble | 45-44 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Anthony Williams lays it in set up by Gerald Stroble | 47-44 |
| 07:30 | LSU | Anthony Williams picks off the pass by Bradley Ater | 47-44 |
| 07:27 | Iowa | Michael Heavner lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Williams | 49-44 |
| 07:05 | LSU | Michael McCoy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 07:03 | LSU | Bradley Ater pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Heavner (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Tucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael McCoy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:39 | LSU | Michael McCoy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 06:18 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 05:59 | LSU | Bradley Ater hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Anthony Williams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-44 |
| 05:36 | LSU | Barry Baldwin snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 05:16 | LSU | Michael McCoy scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Carson | 49-47 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 05:07 | LSU | Bradley Ater snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 04:45 | LSU | Bradley Ater misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-47 |
| 04:44 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bradley Ater - foul #2 on Bradley Ater, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Matt Henton (PF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Anthony Williams, Michael Heavner, Matthew Rainey, Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Todd Pollard (SF), Bradley Ziegenbein (C) Michael McCoy, Michael Carson, Bradley Ater, Barry Baldwin | |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Matt Henton - foul #1 on Matt Henton, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (PF) Gerald Stroble | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 03:53 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Stanford Price misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-48 |
| 03:31 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 03:11 | LSU | Robert Landry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Matt Henton snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 03:05 | Iowa | Dana Renteria steps in front of the Stanford Price pass | 51-48 |
| 03:00 | LSU | Robert Landry banks in the layup on a great pass from Dana Renteria | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Best (fresh) SF - Matt Henton (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. PF - Stanford Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Pollard (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Bradley Ziegenbein swats the layup by Matt Henton | 51-50 |
| 02:47 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Henton | 51-50 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 02:33 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 02:33 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Michael Heavner (SG) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SG) Dana Renteria | |
| 02:11 | LSU | Frank St. Thomas swats the shot by Michael McCoy | 51-50 |
| 02:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Frank St. Thomas | 51-50 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Matt Henton is fouled on the floor by Michael Meinhardt - foul #2 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | LSU | Barry Baldwin (C) Michael Meinhardt | |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Stanford Price grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas scores on a shot from close range | 53-50 |
| 01:25 | LSU | Michael McCoy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 01:10 | Iowa | Barry Baldwin swats the short shot by Frank St. Thomas | 53-53 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 00:49 | LSU | Michael McCoy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 00:47 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein tips it home | 53-55 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Michael Heavner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Matt Henton tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | LSU | Robert Landry is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF) Matt Henton, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Anthony Williams clanks a halfcourt shot | 55-58 |