| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) SF - Michael Bolander (fresh) PF - Michael Bax (fresh) C - Martin Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Prater | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas clanks a jump hook from the left block | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Martin Palmer | 5-2 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Michael Heavner scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Williams | 5-5 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Frank St. Thomas steps in front of the Michael Bolander pass | 5-5 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Michael Heavner's pass is intercepted by Michael Bolander | 5-5 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Nall | 8-5 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Martin Palmer steals it from Anthony Williams | 8-5 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Heavner - foul #1 on Michael Heavner, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Curtis May (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Keith Liu (PF) Adam Nall, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Michael Bax | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Anthony Williams, Michael Heavner, Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Stanford Price is hacked by Keith Liu - foul #1 on Keith Liu, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer (C) Martin Palmer | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:15 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses the driving attempt near the basket | 10-5 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Stanford Price snags the offensive board | 10-5 |
| 17:00 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Stanford Price | 10-7 |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer's pass is intercepted by Glenn Best | 10-7 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Glenn Best lays it up and in | 10-9 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander is hacked by Stanford Price - foul #1 on Stanford Price, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Michael Bax (PF) Craig Fauntleroy, Curtis May, Keith Alexander, Keith Liu | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Matthew Rainey (PF) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best, Travis Tucker | |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Stanford Price steals it from Manuel Prater | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bolander (fresh) PF - Michael Bax (fresh) C - Justin Colyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matt Henton (fresh) PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) C - Stanford Price (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Iowa | Matt Henton drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Matthew Rainey | 10-11 |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall travels in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Curtis May (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Keith Liu (PF) Adam Nall, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Michael Bax | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Matt Henton, Stanford Price | |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Frank St. Thomas | 10-11 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Anthony Williams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Keith Alexander | 10-11 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Anthony Williams grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Craig Fauntleroy is called for the reach on Matthew Rainey - foul #1 on Craig Fauntleroy, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Michael Bax (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Craig Fauntleroy, Curtis May, Keith Alexander, Keith Liu, Justin Colyer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Matt Henton (PF), Stanford Price (C) Anthony Williams, Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Stanford Price scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Heavner | 10-13 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-13 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Matt Henton grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Michael Bax - foul #1 on Michael Bax, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer (C) Martin Palmer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Matthew Rainey (PF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Thomas Johnson, Matt Henton, Stanford Price | |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Anthony Williams and he's fouled by Michael Bolander - foul #1 on Michael Bolander, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer (C) Justin Colyer | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:29 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble makes the free throw | 13-18 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax is called for 3 seconds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (C) Gerald Stroble, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Stanford Price's layup is rejected by Martin Palmer | 13-18 |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Matt Henton gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 12:18 | Iowa | Michael Bolander takes the ball from Matt Henton | 13-18 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Matt Henton - foul #1 on Matt Henton, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Curtis May (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Keith Liu (PF) Adam Nall, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Michael Bax | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Anthony Williams, Michael Heavner, Matt Henton, Stanford Price | |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Craig Fauntleroy (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Liu (fresh) C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Best (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gerald Stroble - foul #1 on Gerald Stroble, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer (C) Martin Palmer | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Glenn Best blows the dunk | 15-18 |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu gets the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Glenn Best pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas loses the dribble to Justin Colyer | 15-18 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer drills a floater in the lane | 17-18 |
| 10:06 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson is fouled on the floor by Keith Liu - foul #2 on Keith Liu, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Michael Bax (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Craig Fauntleroy, Curtis May, Keith Alexander, Keith Liu, Justin Colyer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best, Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Palmer - foul #1 on Martin Palmer, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas (C) Travis Tucker | |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax scores on a floater from the left block set up by Adam Nall | 19-20 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Stanford Price is open and buries a shot near the basket set up by Michael Heavner out of the doubleteam | 19-22 |
| 09:07 | Notre Dame | Anthony Williams steals it from Adam Nall out of a doubleteam | 19-22 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Anthony Williams lays it up and in | 19-24 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Manuel Prater | 21-24 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Michael Heavner | 21-26 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater buries a floater from the right side | 23-26 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Bax - foul #2 on Michael Bax, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Blake (PF), Justin Colyer (C) Michael Bax, Martin Palmer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Matt Henton, Stanford Price, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bolander (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Frank Blake (fresh) C - Justin Colyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) C - Travis Tucker (fresh) | |
| 07:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander misses the runner in the paint | 23-28 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander tips it home | 25-28 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Anthony Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-28 |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Travis Tucker snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Anthony Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-28 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey clanks a jump hook from the left block | 25-28 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Bolander misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 25-28 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gerald Stroble | 25-28 |
| 05:51 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses the dunk | 25-28 |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Bolander | 27-28 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Michael Heavner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Rainey | 27-30 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Frank Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Curtis May (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Martin Palmer (C) Adam Nall, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Justin Colyer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (PF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Anthony Williams, Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey, Travis Tucker | |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Stanford Price lays it in | 27-32 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander is hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG), Matthew Rainey (PF) Michael Heavner, Stanford Price | |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Keith Alexander comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matt Henton | 27-32 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-32 |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Craig Fauntleroy (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) SF - Keith Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frank Blake (fairly fresh) C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Best (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matt Henton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer makes the jumper near the basket set up by Keith Alexander | 29-32 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Matt Henton knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Frank Blake - foul #1 on Frank Blake, team foul #8 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Michael Bax (PF), Justin Colyer (C) Craig Fauntleroy, Curtis May, Keith Alexander, Frank Blake, Martin Palmer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Stanford Price (C) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best, Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax misses the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Heavner - foul #2 on Michael Heavner, team foul #6 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer (C) Justin Colyer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Rainey (PF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Matt Henton, Stanford Price | |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-35 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 30-35 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Michael Bolander steals it from Matthew Rainey | 30-35 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-35 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater hits a fadeaway from close range | 32-35 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Anthony Williams clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Martin Palmer - foul #2 on Martin Palmer, team foul #9 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Curtis May (SG), Keith Alexander (SF), Justin Colyer (C) Adam Nall, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Martin Palmer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (C) Gerald Stroble, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Anthony Williams misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Anthony Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Matt Henton denies the turnaround by Michael Bax | 32-35 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Stanford Price | 32-35 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Matt Henton hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Keith Alexander - foul #1 on Keith Alexander, team foul #10 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF) Craig Fauntleroy, Curtis May, Keith Alexander | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Gerald Stroble (SF) Anthony Williams, Matthew Rainey | |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax misses the easy layup | 32-37 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Stanford Price grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Stanford Price misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-37 |