| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Brian Mak drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Duvall | 27-23 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal is fouled in the backcourt by John Dawe - foul #1 on John Dawe, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Zarnick - foul #3 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG) Henry Zarnick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Mak | 27-24 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | John Dawe is hacked by Kevin Bonilla - foul #2 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | John Dawe clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Bonilla - foul #3 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (SF) Kevin Bonilla | |
| 18:31 | Iowa | John Dawe misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 18:11 | Iowa | Donald Gary snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | John Dawe scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donald Gary | 31-24 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater near the basket | 31-24 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | John Dawe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Brian Mak pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Rene Esposito steals the ball from Ernest Duvall | 31-24 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrel Villarreal | 31-26 |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Brian Mak is fouled on the floor by Peter Angulo - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Greene (SF), Solomon Boykin (PF), Dishi Xue (C) Ernest Duvall, Brian Mak, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Solomon Boykin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG) Anthony Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Michael Greene (fresh) PF - Solomon Boykin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Whaley (fresh) SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-26 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses the tip | 31-26 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Michael Greene pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Richard Gokey is called for the reach on Henry Zarnick - foul #2 on Richard Gokey, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF), Brian Mak (PF) Michael Greene, Solomon Boykin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF) Randy Hendrix | |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Dishi Xue can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Richard Gokey - foul #3 on Richard Gokey, team foul #5 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG) William Whaley | |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Gokey | 32-28 |
| 14:07 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from John Dawe | 34-28 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey knocks in the floater near the basket | 34-30 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses badly on a floater from the left block | 34-30 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Donald Gary gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | John Dawe is hacked by Stephen White - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #6 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Mak (PF) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Randy Hendrix (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, Kevin Bonilla, Richard Gokey | |
| 12:27 | Iowa | John Dawe misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | John Dawe misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | John Dawe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Gary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Brian Mak comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 34-30 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is hacked by Donald Gary - foul #2 on Donald Gary, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), Michael Greene (SF), Dishi Xue (C) John Dawe, Henry Zarnick, Ernest Duvall, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses the easy layup | 34-30 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Rene Esposito | 34-30 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-30 |
| 10:18 | Iowa | Brian Mak pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Brian Mak comes up short on the shot in the paint | 34-30 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is hacked by Michael Greene - foul #1 on Michael Greene, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), Ernest Duvall (SF) Scott Conner, Michael Greene | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG), Peter Angulo (PF) Darrel Villarreal, Rene Esposito | |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 34-32 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Dishi Xue scores on a shot from the right block set up by Anthony Cook | 36-32 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dishi Xue - foul #1 on Dishi Xue, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), Solomon Boykin (PF), Donald Gary (C) Anthony Cook, Brian Mak, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG) William Whaley | |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the easy layup but the foul's on Peter Angulo - foul #3 on Peter Angulo, team foul #7 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (C) Randy Hendrix | |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen White | 38-37 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | John Dawe clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Stephen White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG) Stephen White | |
| 07:34 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 07:32 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Solomon Boykin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-37 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Donald Gary snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Solomon Boykin is fouled on the floor by Peter Angulo - foul #4 on Peter Angulo, team foul #8 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Michael Greene (SF) John Dawe, Ernest Duvall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo | |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Solomon Boykin misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Solomon Boykin gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Donald Gary makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Zarnick | 42-37 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Solomon Boykin - foul #1 on Solomon Boykin, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF), Brian Mak (PF), Dishi Xue (C) Scott Conner, Henry Zarnick, Michael Greene, Solomon Boykin, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 05:33 | Iowa | John Dawe misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | John Dawe hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Cook | 45-38 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Gokey | 45-40 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Brian Mak buries a floater from close range | 47-40 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), Donald Gary (C) Anthony Cook, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF) Stephen White, William Whaley, Randy Hendrix, Richard Gokey | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | John Dawe steals the ball from Rene Esposito | 47-40 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Peter Angulo steals it from Henry Zarnick | 47-40 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cody Lingerfelt | 47-42 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Brian Mak lays it in | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits a shot from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the lay-in but the foul's on Darrel Villarreal - foul #1 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #9 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (C) Rene Esposito | |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Bonilla | 50-47 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall can't connect on a runner from the left block | 50-47 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the tip | 50-47 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Donald Gary tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Dawe - foul #2 on John Dawe, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Randy Hendrix | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 52-47 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito can't finish the layup | 52-47 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Brian Mak gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Zarnick | 54-47 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is called for 5 seconds | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | John Dawe is hacked by Darrel Villarreal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #10 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Greene (SF), Solomon Boykin (PF), Dishi Xue (C) Ernest Duvall, Brian Mak, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Dishi Xue pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Dishi Xue is fouled in the backcourt by Darrel Villarreal - foul #3 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #11 | 56-47 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Cody Lingerfelt | 58-49 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | John Dawe is hacked by Darrel Villarreal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #12 | 58-49 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla double dribbles | 60-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Anthony Cook (SG) John Dawe, Henry Zarnick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Randy Hendrix (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Scott Conner runs out the clock | 60-49 |