| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Robby Bohn inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Iowa | Steven Strickland's pass is intercepted by Ronald Adams in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brooks Karst, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Alfred Lee, Douglas Holmes, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Steven Strickland is hacked by Ronald Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Adams, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF) Johnny Geise | |
| Subs | Iowa | Willis Davis (PF) Raul Gomez | |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Thomas Smith takes the ball from Steven Strickland | 29-31 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is whistled for a carry | 29-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) Ronnie Schwald, Thomas Smith, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Gomez (PF) Willis Davis | |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | David Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Johnny Geise, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Willis Davis (PF) Raul Gomez | |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Richard Merrell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Strickland | 29-34 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ronald Adams | 31-34 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Robby Bohn is fouled on the floor by Douglas Holmes - foul #1 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (C) Ronnie Schwald, Alfred Lee, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Robert Super (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell, Robby Bohn, Willis Davis | |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell's fadeaway is rejected by John Patterson | 31-34 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | William Booth gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Liu Abdelal | 31-37 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Raul Gomez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Robert Super tips it but misses | 31-37 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | David Freeman pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Douglas Holmes | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Super (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Iowa | William Booth is called for 5 seconds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronald Adams, David Freeman, Johnny Geise, Douglas Holmes, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), Willis Davis (PF) Marshall Morrell, Robert Super, Liu Abdelal, Raul Gomez | |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robby Bohn - foul #1 on Robby Bohn, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Brooks Karst (C) Ronnie Schwald, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Richard Merrell connects on the 3 from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Richard Merrell is called for the reach on Alfred Lee - foul #1 on Richard Merrell, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), David Freeman (SG), Douglas Holmes (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronald Adams, Thomas Smith, Walter McGavisk, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Gomez (PF) Willis Davis | |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 38-40 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Alfred Lee steals it from Raul Gomez | 38-40 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | David Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Raul Gomez - foul #3 on Raul Gomez, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (PF) Ronnie Schwald, David Freeman, Alfred Lee, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Iowa | Willis Davis (PF) Raul Gomez | |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-40 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | John Patterson pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by William Booth - foul #3 on William Booth, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) Thomas Smith, Johnny Geise, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Gomez (PF) Willis Davis | |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:14 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robby Bohn | 40-40 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | David Freeman is called for the reach on Richard Merrell - foul #1 on David Freeman, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brooks Karst (C) Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Willis Davis (PF) Raul Gomez | |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Richard Merrell loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 40-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SG), John Patterson (PF) David Freeman, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Willis Davis | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Patterson (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Merrell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - William Booth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Alfred Lee | 42-40 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | William Booth double dribbles | 42-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) Thomas Smith, Alfred Lee, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Robby Bohn (SF), Willis Davis (PF) Marshall Morrell, Liu Abdelal, Raul Gomez | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 10:27 | Iowa | Richard Merrell pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Richard Merrell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | David Freeman misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Merrell - foul #2 on Richard Merrell, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), Alfred Lee (SF), John Patterson (C) Ronald Adams, Johnny Geise, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Gomez (PF) Willis Davis | |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | David Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | David Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Raul Gomez dunks the ball | 44-45 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Holmes | 46-45 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Raul Gomez hits a shot from the left block set up by William Booth and he's hacked by Douglas Holmes - foul #2 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, William Booth | |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Raul Gomez misses the free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:03 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson can't finish the layup | 46-47 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Liu Abdelal - foul #1 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Ronnie Schwald, Alfred Lee, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Robert Super (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), Willis Davis (PF), William Booth (C) Marshall Morrell, Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal, Raul Gomez, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:24 | Iowa | Robert Super's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), John Patterson (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Thomas Smith, Walter McGavisk, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG) Robert Super | |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Ronald Adams is blocked by Robby Bohn | 48-47 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell tips it in | 50-47 |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Ronald Adams takes the ball from Steven Strickland | 50-47 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise is fouled on the floor by Robby Bohn - foul #2 on Robby Bohn, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Ronald Adams, David Freeman, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Robert Super (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Raul Gomez (PF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell, Robby Bohn, Willis Davis, William Booth | |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Super (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Johnny Geise denies the turnaround by Robert Super | 52-47 |
| 07:04 | Iowa | Raul Gomez tips it back up and in | 52-49 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald is hacked by Robert Super - foul #2 on Robert Super, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), John Patterson (C) Johnny Geise, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), William Booth (C) Marshall Morrell, Robert Super, Liu Abdelal, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:24 | Iowa | Raul Gomez can't connect on a shot from the right block | 54-49 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Alfred Lee, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronnie Schwald, Alfred Lee, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Willis Davis (PF) Raul Gomez | |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Willis Davis scores on a shot near the basket | 54-51 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Adams | 57-51 |
| 05:03 | Iowa | Willis Davis can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams's layup is rejected by Robby Bohn | 57-51 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Willis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:52 | Iowa | Steven Strickland loses the dribble to Thomas Smith | 57-51 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Ronald Adams, David Freeman, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Raul Gomez (PF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Willis Davis, William Booth | |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Raul Gomez can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter McGavisk - foul #1 on Walter McGavisk, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG) Thomas Smith, Johnny Geise | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Raul Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Raul Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter McGavisk | 59-53 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell is hacked by Ronald Adams - foul #3 on Ronald Adams, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), John Patterson (C) Ronald Adams, Ronnie Schwald, Walter McGavisk, Brooks Karst | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), William Booth (C) Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Patterson | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Super (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robby Bohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Booth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Robert Super drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes drills a floater from the right block set up by Alfred Lee | 63-57 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Timothy Bell (C) Alfred Lee, David Freeman, Johnny Geise, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Willis Davis (PF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Marshall Morrell, Robert Super, Raul Gomez, William Booth | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Richard Merrell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-57 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Douglas Holmes | 63-57 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Willis Davis is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #2 on Willis Davis, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Ronnie Schwald, Thomas Smith, Douglas Holmes, Timothy Bell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Liu Abdelal (SF), William Booth (C) Robby Bohn, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Willis Davis lays it in | 65-59 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is hacked by Steven Strickland - foul #1 on Steven Strickland, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes (PF) Walter McGavisk | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robby Bohn (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) Liu Abdelal, Willis Davis | |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Raul Gomez buries a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Douglas Holmes - foul #3 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Raul Gomez makes the free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Richard Merrell - foul #3 on Richard Merrell, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 3rd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Raul Gomez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Booth | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Strickland - foul #2 on Steven Strickland, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Walter McGavisk (PF) David Freeman, Alfred Lee, Douglas Holmes | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | William Booth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-64 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Richard Merrell is called for the reach on Walter McGavisk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Merrell, team foul #13 | 71-64 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Richard Merrell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Strickland | 73-67 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Strickland - foul #3 on Steven Strickland, team foul #14 | 73-67 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Richard Merrell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Raul Gomez snags the offensive board | 75-67 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Robby Bohn is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Merrell - foul #5 on Richard Merrell, team foul #15 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (SG) Richard Merrell | |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Robert Super can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-67 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | William Booth tips it in | 77-69 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Robert Super is called for the reach on Walter McGavisk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Super, team foul #16 | 77-69 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk misses the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Robby Bohn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-69 |