| Lineup | American U. | PG - Domenic Marino (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Chestnut (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Dorris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Defazio (fresh) C - Michael Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Manley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Augustus Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Bowers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nelson Blackshear (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Burns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | James Dorris inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | American U. | Michael Defazio misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Nelson Blackshear - foul #2 on Nelson Blackshear, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 19:40 | American U. | Michael Defazio misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 19:40 | American U. | Michael Defazio makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | James Dorris steals the ball from Robert Bowers | 41-43 |
| 19:06 | American U. | Michael Rice clanks a runner near the basket | 41-43 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Bowers | 41-43 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 18:44 | American U. | Michael Chestnut is hacked by Robert Bowers - foul #1 on Robert Bowers, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| 18:26 | American U. | Michael Chestnut buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-43 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear lays it in on a great pass from David Manley | 44-45 |
| 17:46 | American U. | Michael Chestnut is fouled on the floor by Augustus Wheeler - foul #1 on Augustus Wheeler, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Lloyd (PG), Calvin Keefer (SG), Raymond Melendrez (SF), Brian Cecil (PF), Jesse Greer (C) Domenic Marino, Michael Chestnut, James Dorris, Michael Defazio, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:26 | American U. | Calvin Keefer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 17:25 | American U. | Brian Cecil tips it in | 46-45 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | David Manley knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Augustus Wheeler | 46-47 |
| 16:56 | American U. | Jesse Greer lays it up and in set up by Raymond Melendrez | 48-47 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear blows the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Melendrez - foul #2 on Raymond Melendrez, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | American U. | Domenic Marino (PG), James Dorris (SF), Michael Defazio (PF) Richard Lloyd, Calvin Keefer, Raymond Melendrez | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 16:35 | American U. | Michael Defazio grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 16:20 | American U. | Jesse Greer misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Robert Bowers - foul #2 on Robert Bowers, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| 16:20 | American U. | Jesse Greer misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 16:20 | American U. | Jesse Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Robert Bowers is fouled on the floor by James Dorris - foul #2 on James Dorris, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Chestnut (SG), Michael Rice (C) Brian Cecil, Jesse Greer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Mayo (C) Nelson Blackshear | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Domenic Marino (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Chestnut (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Dorris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Defazio (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Manley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Augustus Wheeler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Iowa | David Manley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-48 |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Paul Mayo tips it but misses | 49-48 |
| 15:37 | American U. | Michael Defazio gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 15:18 | American U. | Michael Defazio comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Anthony Burns grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 15:10 | American U. | Michael Rice gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 15:02 | American U. | James Dorris hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 14:32 | American U. | James Dorris grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 14:25 | American U. | James Dorris misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Burns - foul #3 on Anthony Burns, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Lloyd (PG), Brian Cecil (SG), Jesse Greer (PF) Domenic Marino, Michael Chestnut, Michael Defazio | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jesse Edwards (SG), Gary Baumgardner (SF), Nelson Blackshear (PF) Augustus Wheeler, Anthony Burns, Robert Bowers | |
| 14:25 | American U. | James Dorris misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 14:25 | American U. | James Dorris makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | David Manley knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 13:55 | American U. | Richard Lloyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Calvin Keefer (SG), Raymond Melendrez (SF) James Dorris, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:32 | Iowa | David Manley clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 13:31 | American U. | Jesse Greer pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:10 | American U. | Brian Cecil misses the lay-in | 53-50 |
| 13:09 | American U. | Jesse Greer tips it in | 55-50 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | Paul Mayo's floater is tipped away by Jesse Greer | 55-50 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | David Manley drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesse Edwards | 55-52 |
| 12:25 | American U. | Raymond Melendrez buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-52 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear misses the turnaround from the right block | 57-52 |
| 11:55 | American U. | Brian Cecil grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Lloyd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Keefer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Raymond Melendrez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Cecil (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Greer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Manley (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Edwards (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Baumgardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nelson Blackshear (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Mayo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | American U. | Calvin Keefer drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Melendrez | 59-52 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | David Manley's pass is intercepted by Raymond Melendrez | 59-52 |
| 11:01 | American U. | Calvin Keefer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Domenic Marino (PG), Michael Chestnut (SG), James Dorris (SF), Michael Defazio (PF), Michael Rice (C) Richard Lloyd, Calvin Keefer, Raymond Melendrez, Brian Cecil, Jesse Greer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Queen (PG), Augustus Wheeler (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Robert Bowers (PF) David Manley, Jesse Edwards, Gary Baumgardner, Nelson Blackshear | |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Robert Bowers knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Queen | 59-54 |
| 10:30 | American U. | Michael Chestnut's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 10:06 | American U. | Michael Defazio makes the jumper from close range | 61-57 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 09:29 | American U. | James Dorris misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 09:28 | American U. | Domenic Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 09:15 | American U. | James Dorris is fouled on the floor by Anthony Burns - foul #4 on Anthony Burns, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear (PF) Anthony Burns | |
| 09:04 | American U. | Michael Chestnut misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 09:03 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Michael Rice denies the turnaround by Robert Bowers | 61-60 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bowers | 61-60 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Robert Queen is fouled on the floor by Domenic Marino - foul #3 on Domenic Marino, team foul #3 | 61-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Lloyd (PG), Calvin Keefer (SG), Raymond Melendrez (SF), Brian Cecil (PF), Jesse Greer (C) Domenic Marino, Michael Chestnut, James Dorris, Michael Defazio, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Manley (PG) Robert Queen | |
| 08:24 | Iowa | Jesse Greer swats the layup by Nelson Blackshear | 61-60 |
| 08:22 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Mayo | 61-60 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | David Manley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 08:03 | American U. | Raymond Melendrez grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 07:50 | American U. | Jesse Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Bowers | 61-60 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Richard Lloyd (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Keefer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Melendrez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Cecil (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Greer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Manley (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Augustus Wheeler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bowers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Nelson Blackshear (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Mayo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Robert Bowers misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 61-60 |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear tips it in | 61-62 |
| 07:26 | American U. | Richard Lloyd is hacked by Paul Mayo - foul #4 on Paul Mayo, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | American U. | James Dorris (SF), Michael Defazio (PF) Calvin Keefer, Raymond Melendrez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Burns (SF) Robert Bowers | |
| 07:26 | American U. | Richard Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 07:26 | American U. | Richard Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear's pass is intercepted by James Dorris | 63-62 |
| 07:06 | American U. | Michael Defazio is whistled for a carry | 63-62 |
| Subs | American U. | Domenic Marino (PG), Michael Chestnut (SG), Michael Rice (C) Richard Lloyd, Brian Cecil, Jesse Greer | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler is hacked by Michael Defazio - foul #2 on Michael Defazio, team foul #4 | 63-62 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Queen (PG), Robert Bowers (PF) David Manley, Nelson Blackshear | |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Paul Mayo can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Dorris - foul #3 on James Dorris, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Paul Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Paul Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:21 | American U. | Michael Chestnut misses the shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Mayo | 63-63 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Michael Defazio is called for the reach on Robert Bowers - foul #3 on Michael Defazio, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Cecil (SF), Jesse Greer (PF) James Dorris, Michael Defazio | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 06:06 | American U. | Michael Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:53 | American U. | Michael Rice misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 05:52 | American U. | Michael Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:28 | American U. | Robert Bowers denies the turnaround by Domenic Marino | 63-63 |
| 05:26 | American U. | Domenic Marino misses the tip | 63-63 |
| 05:24 | Iowa | Robert Queen snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | Domenic Marino picks off the pass by Anthony Burns | 63-63 |
| 05:03 | American U. | Michael Chestnut knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 65-63 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Robert Queen is fouled on the floor by Michael Chestnut - foul #2 on Michael Chestnut, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| Subs | American U. | James Dorris (SF), Michael Defazio (PF), Raymond Melendrez (C) Michael Chestnut, Jesse Greer, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jesse Edwards (SG), Gary Baumgardner (SF), Nelson Blackshear (PF) Augustus Wheeler, Robert Bowers, Paul Mayo | |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Robert Queen makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Robert Queen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:47 | American U. | James Dorris makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Domenic Marino | 67-65 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Queen | 67-67 |
| 04:13 | American U. | The jump hook by Raymond Melendrez is blocked by Nelson Blackshear | 67-67 |
| 04:12 | American U. | Brian Cecil misses the tip | 67-67 |
| 04:11 | American U. | Brian Cecil pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:51 | American U. | James Dorris misses the dunk | 67-67 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Domenic Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Cecil (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Dorris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Defazio (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Melendrez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Queen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Baumgardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Blackshear (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Burns (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Anthony Burns misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Dorris - foul #4 on James Dorris, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Lloyd (PG), Calvin Keefer (SG), Jesse Greer (C) Domenic Marino, Brian Cecil, Raymond Melendrez | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Manley (PG), Paul Mayo (C) Robert Queen, Gary Baumgardner | |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Anthony Burns makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Anthony Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:44 | American U. | Michael Defazio snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 03:34 | American U. | James Dorris misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-68 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Nelson Blackshear | 67-68 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Calvin Keefer steals the ball from David Manley | 67-68 |
| 03:13 | American U. | Calvin Keefer hits the finger roll | 69-68 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Richard Lloyd steals the ball from David Manley in the backcourt | 69-68 |
| 02:51 | American U. | Michael Defazio blows the layup | 69-68 |
| 02:49 | American U. | Michael Defazio grabs the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:49 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | American U. | Domenic Marino (PG), Michael Chestnut (SG), Michael Rice (C) Richard Lloyd, Calvin Keefer, Jesse Greer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler (SG), Gary Baumgardner (SF), Robert Bowers (PF) Jesse Edwards, Anthony Burns, Nelson Blackshear | |
| 02:37 | American U. | Domenic Marino buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-68 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner hits the follow up shot | 72-70 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Domenic Marino hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bowers - foul #3 on Robert Bowers, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Domenic Marino makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Domenic Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Paul Mayo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Michael Defazio - foul #4 on Michael Defazio, team foul #9 | 74-70 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear (PF) Gary Baumgardner | |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Paul Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Paul Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Paul Mayo misses the 3rd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:51 | American U. | Michael Rice snags the defensive board | 74-72 |
| 01:29 | American U. | James Dorris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-72 |
| 01:28 | American U. | Domenic Marino can't tip it in | 74-72 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Paul Mayo gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Robert Bowers buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from David Manley | 74-74 |
| 01:04 | American U. | Nelson Blackshear denies the turnaround by James Dorris | 74-74 |
| 01:02 | American U. | Michael Chestnut grabs the offensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:51 | American U. | James Dorris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 74-74 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | David Manley snags the defensive board | 74-74 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Michael Defazio is called for the reach on Augustus Wheeler - foul #5 on Michael Defazio, team foul #10 | 74-74 |
| Subs | American U. | Brian Cecil (PF) Michael Defazio | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:38 | American U. | Brian Cecil hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Chestnut | 76-75 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | David Manley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Domenic Marino - foul #4 on Domenic Marino, team foul #11 | 76-75 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | David Manley makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | David Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:13 | American U. | Michael Rice connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Domenic Marino | 78-77 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 78-77 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | David Manley tips it in | 78-79 |
| 00:02 | American U. | American U. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | American U. | Domenic Marino comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 78-79 |