| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Wike (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Partee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Partee inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson loses the dribble to Leonard Edwards | 26-32 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Gordon Guerrera takes the ball from Leonard Edwards | 26-32 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Glenn Koh - foul #1 on Glenn Koh, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (PG), Lamont McElpraug (SG), William Bustamante (C) Stjepan Palczewski, Michael Noack, Brian Canfield | |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards scores on a shot from the left side set up by Lamont McElpraug and he's fouled by Gordon Guerrera - foul #2 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG) Lamont McElpraug | |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | David Partee is fouled on the floor by William Bustamante - foul #3 on William Bustamante, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF), Brian Canfield (C) Stjepan Palczewski, Glenn Koh, William Bustamante | |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | Leonard Edwards blocks the short jumper by Albert Laplant | 28-35 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lamont McElpraug | 28-35 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | William Alley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | David Partee snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gordon Guerrera and he's fouled by Brian Canfield - foul #2 on Brian Canfield, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), Glenn Koh (SF) Michael Noack, Leonard Edwards | |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | William Alley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) David Partee, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Leonard Edwards (PF) Lamont McElpraug | |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers banks in the layup | 33-35 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards is hacked by Gabriel Bartels - foul #1 on Gabriel Bartels, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG), Lamont McElpraug (PF) William Alley, Leonard Edwards | |
| 15:49 | Iowa | Glenn Koh connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Stjepan Palczewski | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers tips it in | 35-37 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Michael Noack clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Brian Canfield tips it home | 35-39 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers's pass is intercepted by Lamont McElpraug | 35-39 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Michael Noack evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Samuel Graham | 35-39 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels is fouled on the floor by Lamont McElpraug - foul #2 on Lamont McElpraug, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Gabriel Bartels, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (PG), Leonard Edwards (PF), William Bustamante (C) Stjepan Palczewski, Michael Noack, Brian Canfield | |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | David Partee travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG) Glenn Koh | |
| 13:21 | Iowa | William Bustamante is hacked by Gordon Guerrera - foul #3 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG) Michael Noack | |
| 12:59 | Iowa | William Alley hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stjepan Palczewski | 35-42 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera is hacked by William Alley - foul #1 on William Alley, team foul #5 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG), Glenn Koh (SF) Stjepan Palczewski, Lamont McElpraug | |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant clanks a floater from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Guerrera | 35-42 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant misses the jump hook from the baseline | 35-42 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | William Alley snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wike (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Partee (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Alley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Michael Noack is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Noack - foul #2 on Michael Noack, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG) Michael Noack | |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | William Alley drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson buries a fadeaway in the lane | 38-45 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards banks in the layup on a great pass from William Bustamante and the foul's on Albert Laplant - foul #2 on Albert Laplant, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, David Partee, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG) Glenn Koh | |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers's floater is tipped away by Leonard Edwards | 38-48 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Staggers - foul #1 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF), Brian Canfield (C) Stjepan Palczewski, William Bustamante | |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Brian Canfield pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | William Alley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-49 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Rocco Ricci | 40-49 |
| 07:59 | Iowa | William Alley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin blows the layup | 40-49 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Brian Canfield gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Alley | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Alley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Edwards (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:12 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-51 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers tips it home | 42-51 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses the easy layup | 42-51 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is hacked by Leonard Edwards - foul #2 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Gabriel Bartels | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), Lamont McElpraug (SF), William Bustamante (C) Michael Noack, Glenn Koh, Brian Canfield | |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Leonard Edwards | 42-51 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | William Alley buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lamont McElpraug | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant is denied on a layup by William Bustamante | 42-54 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | William Bustamante pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards snags the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Stjepan Palczewski | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 42-56 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson (C) Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG), Glenn Koh (SF) William Alley, Leonard Edwards | |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gordon Guerrera - foul #4 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | David Wike is called for traveling | 42-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, David Partee, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicholas Johnson (PG), William Alley (SG), Randall Dougherty (SF) Stjepan Palczewski, Michael Noack, Glenn Koh | |
| 03:26 | Iowa | William Alley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the board | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) SG - William Alley (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Dougherty (fresh) PF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels travels with the ball | 42-57 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | William Alley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Landin - foul #1 on Joe Landin, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | William Alley makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | William Alley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Rocco Ricci | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Samuel Graham is called for the reach on Randall Dougherty - foul #1 on Samuel Graham, team foul #8 | 44-59 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Randall Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Randall Dougherty misses the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers's layup is rejected by William Bustamante | 44-60 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | William Bustamante pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | William Alley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-60 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Thomas Staggers | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-60 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers grabs the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by William Alley - foul #2 on William Alley, team foul #8 | 44-60 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 01:31 | Iowa | William Bustamante pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-60 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Randall Dougherty - foul #1 on Randall Dougherty, team foul #9 | 47-60 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | William Alley is hacked by Joe Landin - foul #2 on Joe Landin, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | William Alley makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | William Alley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham is fouled on the floor by Randall Dougherty - foul #2 on Randall Dougherty, team foul #10 | 48-62 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Nicholas Johnson runs out the clock | 49-62 |