| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-38 |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 19:06 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 18:53 | Iowa | Brian Canfield pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Glenn Koh grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Glenn Koh is fouled on the floor by Thomas Betancourt - foul #1 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (PG), Lamont McElpraug (PF), William Bustamante (C) Stjepan Palczewski, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Glenn Koh's pass is intercepted by Thomas Betancourt | 35-38 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | William Alley picks off the pass by Richard Soares | 35-38 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Glenn Koh dunks the ball on a great pass from William Alley | 37-38 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Betancourt | 37-41 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | The jump hook by Glenn Koh is blocked by Richard Soares | 37-41 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin is whistled for traveling | 37-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), Leonard Edwards (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Glenn Koh, Lamont McElpraug, William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), Robert Patin (PF), James Kostka (C) Scot Mastin, Richard Soares, Leroy Farr | |
| 16:30 | Iowa | William Alley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Kostka | 37-41 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | James Kostka can't tip it in | 37-41 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Brian Canfield pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Alley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Patin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kostka (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Iowa | William Alley makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Noack | 40-41 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Michael Noack is called for the reach on Freddy Derryberry - foul #1 on Michael Noack, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF) Michael Noack | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Robert Warren (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Thomas Betancourt | |
| 15:25 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Scot Mastin, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Bustamante (C) Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:58 | Iowa | William Bustamante hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stjepan Palczewski and the foul's on Scott Boyle - foul #1 on Scott Boyle, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG) William Alley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Soares (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Robert Warren, James Kostka | |
| 14:58 | Iowa | William Bustamante makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Scott Boyle, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (PG), Brian Canfield (C) Stjepan Palczewski, William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG) Scott Boyle | |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Michael Noack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), Lamont McElpraug (SG) William Alley, Michael Noack | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt (SF) Robert Patin | |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Scot Mastin | 43-44 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Leonard Edwards is called for the reach on Thomas Betancourt - foul #2 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (PG), Michael Noack (SG), William Bustamante (C) Stjepan Palczewski, Lamont McElpraug, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (SG), James Kostka (C) Scot Mastin, Leroy Farr | |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Scott Boyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (PF) Richard Soares | |
| 12:52 | Iowa | William Bustamante's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG) Glenn Koh | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Freddy Derryberry | 43-46 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski is hacked by Freddy Derryberry - foul #2 on Freddy Derryberry, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF), Brian Canfield (C) Stjepan Palczewski, William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Richard Soares (PF) Scott Boyle, Robert Patin | |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Brian Canfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), Robert Patin (SF), Leroy Farr (C) Freddy Derryberry, Thomas Betancourt, James Kostka | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Alley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leonard Edwards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Michael Noack misses the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Patin - foul #3 on Robert Patin, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), Lamont McElpraug (PF), William Bustamante (C) William Alley, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Michael Noack misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Michael Noack makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Michael Noack makes the 3rd free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug is called for traveling | 45-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (SG), Leonard Edwards (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Michael Noack, Glenn Koh, William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Thomas Betancourt (SF) Scott Boyle, Richard Soares | |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Robert Patin hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| 10:16 | Iowa | William Alley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Betancourt | 45-50 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG), Glenn Koh (SF) Stjepan Palczewski, Lamont McElpraug | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (SG), Robert Warren (PF), James Kostka (C) Scot Mastin, Robert Patin, Leroy Farr | |
| 09:33 | Iowa | William Alley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Robert Warren misses the 3 from straight away | 45-50 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | James Kostka tips it in | 45-52 |
| 08:42 | Iowa | Michael Noack can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-52 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Robert Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Robert Warren can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | William Alley snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 08:00 | Iowa | William Alley is called for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), Lamont McElpraug (SG), William Bustamante (C) William Alley, Michael Noack, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Richard Soares (PF), Leroy Farr (C) Joseph Murphy, Robert Warren, James Kostka | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Glenn Koh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leonard Edwards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bustamante (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Soares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Richard Soares misses the lay-in but the foul's on Leonard Edwards - foul #3 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (SF) Glenn Koh | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Richard Soares makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Richard Soares misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:41 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Bustamante | 45-53 |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Richard Soares steals the ball from Leonard Edwards | 45-53 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Richard Soares misses the easy layup | 45-53 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Richard Soares hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Leonard Edwards - foul #4 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG), Glenn Koh (SF) William Alley, Leonard Edwards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Patin (SF) Thomas Betancourt | |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Richard Soares makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Richard Soares misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | William Bustamante snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Glenn Koh misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-54 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Robert Patin gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Robert Patin hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by William Bustamante - foul #2 on William Bustamante, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (SF), Leonard Edwards (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Glenn Koh, Lamont McElpraug, William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scott Boyle (PG), James Kostka (C) Freddy Derryberry, Leroy Farr | |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Michael Noack scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Alley | 47-57 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | William Alley picks off the pass by Robert Patin | 47-57 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-57 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | James Kostka is fouled on the floor by Leonard Edwards - foul #5 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF), Lamont McElpraug (PF), William Bustamante (C) William Alley, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Thomas Betancourt (SF) Scot Mastin, Richard Soares | |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Robert Patin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Noack - foul #2 on Michael Noack, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (SG) Michael Noack | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (C) James Kostka | |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Robert Patin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | William Alley is whistled for traveling | 49-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG) William Alley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski's pass is intercepted by Freddy Derryberry in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Freddy Derryberry and he's fouled by William Bustamante - foul #3 on William Bustamante, team foul #8 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (SG), Brian Canfield (C) Michael Noack, William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Warren (PF) Robert Patin | |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the free throw | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Alley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Boyle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Iowa | The short jumper by Stjepan Palczewski is denied by Robert Warren | 49-64 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Brian Canfield tips it back up and in | 51-64 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Robert Warren connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Betancourt | 51-67 |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Brian Canfield is whistled for traveling | 51-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicholas Johnson (PG), Randall Dougherty (SF), William Bustamante (C) Stjepan Palczewski, Glenn Koh, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Scot Mastin (SG), Richard Soares (PF), James Kostka (C) Scott Boyle, Robert Warren, Leroy Farr | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | James Kostka loses the dribble to William Alley | 51-67 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | William Alley clanks a shot from the right side | 51-67 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | William Alley gets the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Nicholas Johnson is whistled for traveling | 51-67 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-67 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Bustamante | 51-67 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Nicholas Johnson's pass is intercepted by James Kostka | 51-67 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nicholas Johnson - foul #1 on Nicholas Johnson, team foul #9 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (C) James Kostka | |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry misses the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Randall Dougherty grabs the board | 51-68 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | William Alley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-68 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Nicholas Johnson hits the follow up shot | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Scot Mastin and he's fouled by Randall Dougherty - foul #1 on Randall Dougherty, team foul #10 | 53-70 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Iowa | William Alley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Randall Dougherty | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry runs out the clock | 56-71 |