| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jeffrey Powers (fresh) SG - Donald Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Webb (fresh) PF - Joseph Stalvey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Saul Vasquez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 19:42 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers is fouled on the floor by John Dawe - foul #3 on John Dawe, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:28 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Dawe | 29-29 |
| 18:58 | Iowa | Brian Mak can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 18:56 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:51 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | John Dawe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | John Dawe scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Brian Mak | 32-29 |
| 17:40 | Iowa State | John Webb knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Powers and he's fouled by John Dawe - foul #4 on John Dawe, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), Solomon Boykin (PF), Dishi Xue (C) John Dawe, Henry Zarnick, Brian Mak, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar (PG), Douglas Foreman (SG), Terry Pitts (PF), Samuel Sharpe (C) Jeffrey Powers, Donald Bucy, Joseph Stalvey, Saul Vasquez | |
| 17:40 | Iowa State | John Webb makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 17:19 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 17:10 | Iowa State | Samuel Sharpe clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 17:08 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 16:51 | Iowa State | John Webb loses the ball out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Henry (SF) Ernest Duvall | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski (SF) John Webb | |
| 16:48 | Iowa | Anthony Cook double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 16:25 | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski loses the dribble to William Henry | 32-32 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Dishi Xue drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Conner and he's fouled by Douglas Foreman - foul #1 on Douglas Foreman, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), Donald Gary (C) Anthony Cook, Solomon Boykin | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey (PF), Saul Vasquez (C) Terry Pitts, Samuel Sharpe | |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:20 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:09 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey hits a turnaround from close range | 34-34 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the easy layup | 34-34 |
| 15:56 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Robert Szklarski | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - William Henry (fresh) PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) 10 pts. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Alejandro Aguilar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Douglas Foreman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Szklarski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Stalvey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Saul Vasquez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey buries a jumper near the basket set up by Saul Vasquez | 34-36 |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Donald Gary jams it and the foul's on Robert Szklarski - foul #1 on Robert Szklarski, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF), Brian Mak (PF) William Henry, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers (PG), Donald Bucy (SG) Alejandro Aguilar, Douglas Foreman | |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Donald Gary makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:35 | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski misses the turnaround near the basket | 37-36 |
| 15:34 | Iowa | Scott Conner pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick double dribbles | 37-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Henry (PG) Scott Conner | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 15:18 | Iowa State | Brian Mak is called for the reach on Joseph Stalvey - foul #1 on Brian Mak, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey (SF) Robert Szklarski | |
| 14:58 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Powers | 37-38 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by William Henry | 39-38 |
| 14:17 | Iowa State | Donald Gary swats the short shot by Ronald Bailey | 39-38 |
| 14:15 | Iowa | William Henry pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Donald Gary misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-38 |
| 13:52 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:45 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Bucy | 39-41 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Donald Gary is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Henry Zarnick | 41-41 |
| 13:02 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers is whistled for a carry | 41-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), Michael Greene (SF), Solomon Boykin (PF), Dishi Xue (C) William Henry, Henry Zarnick, Ernest Duvall, Brian Mak, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar (PG), Douglas Foreman (SG), John Webb (SF), Terry Pitts (PF), Samuel Sharpe (C) Jeffrey Powers, Donald Bucy, Ronald Bailey, Joseph Stalvey, Saul Vasquez | |
| 12:33 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the easy layup | 41-41 |
| 12:31 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 12:16 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 12:14 | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 11:55 | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Dishi Xue pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Cook (fresh) SF - Michael Greene (fresh) PF - Solomon Boykin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Alejandro Aguilar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Douglas Foreman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Webb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Sharpe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 11:11 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Samuel Sharpe is blocked by Dishi Xue | 44-41 |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Dishi Xue grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 10:47 | Iowa | Anthony Cook's floater is tipped away by Terry Pitts | 44-41 |
| 10:46 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:23 | Iowa State | John Webb misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Dishi Xue pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | John Dawe misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Dishi Xue gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Samuel Sharpe denies the turnaround by Dishi Xue | 44-41 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Dishi Xue tips it in | 46-41 |
| 09:11 | Iowa State | Samuel Sharpe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 09:09 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 08:53 | Iowa State | John Webb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF), Brian Mak (PF), Donald Gary (C) Anthony Cook, Michael Greene, Solomon Boykin, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers (PG), Donald Bucy (SG), Robert Szklarski (SF), Joseph Stalvey (PF), Saul Vasquez (C) Alejandro Aguilar, Douglas Foreman, John Webb, Terry Pitts, Samuel Sharpe | |
| 08:24 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-41 |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Mak and he's fouled by Jeffrey Powers - foul #2 on Jeffrey Powers, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:58 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Saul Vasquez | 48-41 |
| 07:49 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy drills a floater from the left wing | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jeffrey Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Bucy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Szklarski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Stalvey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Saul Vasquez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Iowa | John Dawe misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 07:20 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:03 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers scores on a 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 06:36 | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:24 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Henry Zarnick - foul #2 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), William Henry (SF) John Dawe, Ernest Duvall | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey (SF) Robert Szklarski | |
| 06:24 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:24 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:24 | Iowa | Donald Gary gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | William Henry is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bailey - foul #2 on Ronald Bailey, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG) Henry Zarnick | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Webb (SF) Donald Bucy | |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Brian Mak buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Scott Conner and he's hacked by Joseph Stalvey - foul #2 on Joseph Stalvey, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:47 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Scott Conner steals the ball from Ronald Bailey | 50-47 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | William Henry is hacked by John Webb - foul #2 on John Webb, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF), Solomon Boykin (PF) William Henry, Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Terry Pitts (C) Saul Vasquez | |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Powers - foul #3 on Jeffrey Powers, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG) Anthony Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Bucy (SG) Ronald Bailey | |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:38 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Solomon Boykin - foul #3 on Solomon Boykin, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG) Scott Conner | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar (PG), Douglas Foreman (SG) Jeffrey Powers, Donald Bucy | |
| 04:38 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:38 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Samuel Sharpe (C) Joseph Stalvey | |
| 04:21 | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Donald Gary grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-49 |
| 03:55 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:32 | Iowa State | Solomon Boykin blocks the short jumper by Terry Pitts | 51-49 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Solomon Boykin grabs the board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Henry Zarnick (fairly fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Solomon Boykin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Gary (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Alejandro Aguilar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Douglas Foreman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Webb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Pitts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Sharpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall hits a wide open jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 02:51 | Iowa State | Samuel Sharpe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 02:50 | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar misses the tip | 53-49 |
| 02:49 | Iowa State | Samuel Sharpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 02:49 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG), Brian Mak (PF), Dishi Xue (C) Henry Zarnick, Solomon Boykin, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Bucy (SG), Robert Szklarski (SF), Joseph Stalvey (PF), Saul Vasquez (C) Alejandro Aguilar, Douglas Foreman, John Webb, Samuel Sharpe | |
| 02:35 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy blows the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Cook - foul #2 on Anthony Cook, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers (PG) Terry Pitts | |
| 02:35 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:35 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Brian Mak snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Dishi Xue is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 02:10 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 02:04 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG) Anthony Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:43 | Iowa | John Dawe is fouled on the floor by Saul Vasquez - foul #2 on Saul Vasquez, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Webb (SF) Robert Szklarski | |
| 01:43 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:31 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the driving attempt in the lane | 55-50 |
| 01:01 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 55-50 |
| 00:47 | Iowa State | John Webb tips it home | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Iowa | John Webb is called for the reach on Brian Mak - foul #3 on John Webb, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Henry (SF) Ernest Duvall | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-52 |
| 00:13 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 00:10 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Brian Mak snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Brian Mak is hacked by Jeffrey Powers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Powers, team foul #10 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (C) Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:02 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-55 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | John Dawe runs out the clock | 59-55 |